Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 263 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 20th Population ages 0-14 40.4% 2025 down 6.7% 5th Population ages 15-64 56.4% 2025 up 4.9% 41st School enrollment, primary 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 33rd Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person 2024 down 4.5% 28th Primary education, teachers 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 20th Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.2% 7th School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 35th School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% 33rd Labor force, total, per capita 0.3988 units per person 2025 down 0.5% 29th Labor force, female 46.9% 2025 up 0.9% 2nd Labor force, total 526.96 million 2025 up 28.3% 19th Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 2.0% 7th Labor force, total, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.7% 5th Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.7614 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.1% 23rd Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 26th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI 2020 up 3.6% 33rd Human capital composite index -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 23.3% 38th School enrollment, secondary 45.9% 2024 up 8.4% 39th 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 Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2134 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.4% 28th Secondary education, teachers 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 27th Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.003 units per person 2024 up 12.9% 39th School enrollment, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.1% 39th School enrollment, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 up 4.4% 39th School enrollment, tertiary 9.3% 2021 up 17.1% 40th Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 39.7% 10th Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 28th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 15.44 million number 2019 up 27.2% 13th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 31.27 million number 2019 up 27.5% 14th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 15.83 million number 2019 up 27.8% 14th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 68.91 million number 2019 up 30.8% 17th School age population, lower secondary education, male 40.80 million number 2019 up 32.5% 18th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 149.75 million number 2019 up 31.5% 18th School age population, secondary education, female 74.22 million number 2019 up 31.0% 17th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 80.84 million number 2019 up 32.0% 18th School age population, primary education, male 91.59 million number 2019 up 30.1% 12th School age population, secondary education, male 75.53 million number 2019 up 31.9% 18th School age population, upper secondary education, female 34.18 million number 2019 up 30.3% 17th School age population, primary education, both sexes 181.13 million number 2019 up 29.7% 12th School age population, upper secondary education, male 34.73 million number 2019 up 31.3% 18th School age population, lower secondary education, female 40.04 million number 2019 up 31.6% 18th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 13.84 million number 2019 up 31.8% 18th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 94.68 million number 2019 up 19.5% 18th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 80.37 million number 2019 up 31.1% 16th School age population, tertiary education, male 47.52 million number 2019 up 19.8% 18th School age population, tertiary education, female 47.16 million number 2019 up 19.1% 18th School age population, pre-primary education, female 39.72 million number 2019 up 30.9% 15th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 27.40 million number 2019 up 31.4% 17th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 13.56 million number 2019 up 31.0% 15th School age population, primary education, female 89.54 million number 2019 up 29.3% 11th School age population, pre-primary education, male 40.65 million number 2019 up 31.4% 17th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 20.98 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.8% 22nd School enrollment, preprimary 28.1% 2020 up 33.2% 37th School enrollment, tertiary, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% 39th School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.2% 2021 up 26.4% 39th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9003 GPI 2020 up 9.6% 39th Page 1 of 5 Next →