Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

232 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14 40.4% 2025 down 6.7% 5th
Population ages 15-64 56.4% 2025 up 4.9% 45th
School enrollment, primary 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 35th
Primary education, teachers 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 20th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 37th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% 35th
Labor force, female 46.9% 2025 up 0.9% 2nd
Labor force, total 526.96 million 2025 up 28.3% 19th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI 2020 up 3.6% 35th
School enrollment, secondary 45.9% 2024 up 8.4% 41st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 8.57 per 1,000 2024 down 22.1% 4th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 5.98 per 1,000 2024 down 15.6% 5th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.27 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 6th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.45 per 1,000 2024 down 16.2% 6th
Secondary education, teachers 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 27th
School enrollment, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.1% 41st
School enrollment, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 up 4.4% 41st
School enrollment, tertiary 9.3% 2021 up 17.1% 42nd
School age population, primary education, male 91.59 million number 2019 up 30.1% 13th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 39.72 million number 2019 up 30.9% 16th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 40.65 million number 2019 up 31.4% 18th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 27.40 million number 2019 up 31.4% 18th
School age population, primary education, female 89.54 million number 2019 up 29.3% 12th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 13.56 million number 2019 up 31.0% 16th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 40.04 million number 2019 up 31.6% 19th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 181.13 million number 2019 up 29.7% 13th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 80.84 million number 2019 up 32.0% 19th
School age population, secondary education, female 74.22 million number 2019 up 31.0% 18th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 149.75 million number 2019 up 31.5% 19th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 40.80 million number 2019 up 32.5% 19th
School age population, secondary education, male 75.53 million number 2019 up 31.9% 19th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 68.91 million number 2019 up 30.8% 18th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 31.27 million number 2019 up 27.5% 15th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 15.83 million number 2019 up 27.8% 15th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 15.44 million number 2019 up 27.2% 14th
School age population, tertiary education, male 47.52 million number 2019 up 19.8% 19th
School age population, tertiary education, female 47.16 million number 2019 up 19.1% 19th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 34.18 million number 2019 up 30.3% 18th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 34.73 million number 2019 up 31.3% 19th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 94.68 million number 2019 up 19.5% 19th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 80.37 million number 2019 up 31.1% 17th
School enrollment, preprimary 28.1% 2020 up 33.2% 39th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.2% 2021 up 26.4% 41st
School enrollment, tertiary, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% 41st
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9003 GPI 2020 up 9.6% 41st
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7941 GPI 2021 up 14.4% 40th
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 31st
Primary completion rate, male 69.7% 2024 up 2.2% 42nd
Primary completion rate, female 68.1% 2024 up 6.7% 41st
Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2023 down 8.7% 32nd
Secondary education, general pupils 59.70 million 2018 up 59.2% 24th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 44.4% 2023 up 8.4% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.6% 2018 up 5.5% 42nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.79 years 2018 up 6.0% 42nd
School enrollment, preprimary, male 28.2% 2020 up 33.9% 39th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 28.1% 2020 up 32.5% 39th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 up 10.6% 40th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4739 years 2018 up 34.5% 42nd
Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2024 down 12.7% 10th
Secondary education, general pupils 46.9% 2018 up 5.3% 39th