Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 263 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7941 GPI 2021 up 14.4% 38th Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.2838 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.2% 34th Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 59.70 million 2018 up 59.2% 24th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.001 units per person 2024 up 23.0% 37th Secondary education, teachers, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 29th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 52.2% 12th Primary completion rate, female 68.1% 2024 up 6.7% 39th Primary completion rate, male 69.7% 2024 up 2.2% 40th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.1592 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.9% 37th Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2023 down 8.7% 30th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0538 units per person 2018 up 21.5% 37th Secondary education, general pupils 59.70 million 2018 up 59.2% 24th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.58 million number 2019 up 89.3% 22nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 44.4% 2023 up 8.4% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.6% 2018 up 5.5% 40th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.79 years 2018 up 6.0% 40th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 2.5 units per square kilometre 2018 up 42.5% 32nd School enrollment, preprimary, female 28.1% 2020 up 32.5% 37th School enrollment, preprimary, male 28.2% 2020 up 33.9% 37th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 0.7898 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.2% 32nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 up 10.6% 38th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 15.1% 12th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4739 years 2018 up 34.5% 40th Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2024 down 12.7% 10th Secondary education, general pupils 46.9% 2018 up 5.3% 37th Lower secondary completion rate, female 43.5% 2023 up 13.8% 39th Lower secondary completion rate, male 45.3% 2023 up 3.9% 40th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.58 million number 2019 up 89.3% 21st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0225 number per person 2019 up 44.7% 33rd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd Primary education, pupils 196.79 million 2024 up 23.7% 12th Secondary education, pupils 81.42 million 2024 up 42.9% 23rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0548 units per square kilometre 2023 up 63.8% 38th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year 2018 down 62.2% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 71.0% 2018 up 8.7% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 76.1% 2018 up 2.7% 42nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.12 years 2018 up 3.2% 41st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9256 GPI 2018 up 6.0% 39th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.45 years 2018 up 9.3% 40th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 14.9% 12th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.07 number per square kilometre 2019 up 69.4% 27th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 63.1% 2023 up 9.4% 38th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 60.0% 2023 up 11.6% 38th Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.65 million 2018 up 41.3% 29th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year 2019 down 77.0% 12th Number of under-five deaths, male 1.60 million 2024 down 6.3% 7th Number of infant deaths, female 864,775 2024 down 3.1% 8th Number of infant deaths, male 1.10 million 2024 down 2.8% 8th Number of under-five deaths, female 1.33 million 2024 down 7.0% 7th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5425 years 2018 up 30.6% 41st School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.7469 GPI 2018 up 7.9% 39th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4052 years 2018 up 41.0% 40th Teachers in primary education, female 2.25 million number 2019 up 62.7% 24th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 12.61 million number 2019 up 91.6% 21st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 33.5% 2019 down 1.8% 31st Secondary education, vocational pupils 40.9% 2018 up 6.3% 26th Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.4% 2018 down 10.4% 31st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.26 years 2017 up 10.0% 40th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 112.9% 2018 down 1.8% 5th ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →