Education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 492 indicators covering education for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 31.3% 2024 up 27.6% 134th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 69.0% 2024 up 8.0% 163rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 62.9% 2024 up 12.0% 164th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 75.2% 2024 up 4.7% 164th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 79.2% 2024 up 5.9% 165th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.84 GPIA 2024 up 7.7% 134th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 81.7% 2024 up 3.3% 167th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.94 GPIA 2024 up 5.6% 158th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 6,988 2023 up 58.3% 79th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 172,722 2023 up 88.7% 82nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 68,484 2023 up 3.3% 16th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 46,074 2023 up 502.1% 123rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 32,895 2023 up 73.6% 62nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 7,310 2023 up 98.6% 112th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 352,093 2023 up 68.9% 99th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 956 2023 up 276.4% 131st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 31.3% 94th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 76.7% 2024 up 8.9% 165th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 19.7% 110th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 21.8% 18th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 184.5% 172nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,707 2023 up 27.8% 69th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,503 2023 up 29.4% 68th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 355.7% 165th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 27.8% 190th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 42.8% 171st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 50.4% 152nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 2.2% 87th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 3.2% 90th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 28.48 million 2024 up 4.3% 25th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 22.70 million 2024 up 16.5% 25th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 56.0% 2024 down 3.4% 57th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 51.18 million 2024 up 9.4% 25th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.3% 2023 up 14.1% 190th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 45.3% 2023 up 4.5% 200th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9559 GPIA 2023 up 9.2% 182nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 up 3,512.5% 137th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2021 up 28.9% 64th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 240.32 million 2024 up 27.3% 52nd Population of compulsory school age, female 118.86 million 2024 up 27.2% 52nd Population of compulsory school age, male 121.46 million 2024 up 27.5% 53rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 48.80 million 2024 up 37.2% 68th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.3% 2021 down 44.8% 18th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.2% 2020 up 2.1% 185th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 5.63 million 2024 down 58.5% 63rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 5.51 million 2024 down 58.9% 63rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 11.14 million 2024 down 58.7% 63rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 23.81 million 2024 up 43.9% 66th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2020 up 19.4% 184th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.3% 2020 down 0.2% 185th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 24.99 million 2024 up 31.5% 68th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 61.8% 76th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 29.75 million 2024 up 52.6% 70th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8275 GPIA 2020 up 19.6% 69th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 13.79 million 2024 up 57.0% 70th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 down 23.4% 110th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 15.95 million 2024 up 48.9% 70th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.7% 2021 up 294.5% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 52.6% 2024 up 4.8% 193rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 40.9% 40th ← Previous Page 3 of 9 Next →