Reference Data in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

228 indicators covering reference data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.2% 2018 up 0.6% 25th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 86.8% 2018 up 0.5% 13th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 63.3% 2019 up 5.1% 43rd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 33.74 million number 2018 up 51.2% 24th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1.10 million number 2016 up 96.3% 23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 64,814 number 2019 up 83.9% 35th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 61.9% 2019 up 8.1% 42nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 43.5% 2019 up 7.6% 42nd
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9566 GPI 2019 up 5.7% 39th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 64.7% 2019 up 2.3% 44th
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who 42.4% 2018 up 8.7% 20th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 56.5% 2019 down 5.1% 4th
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.6% 2018 down 7.5% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 17.4% 2016 up 717.4% 22nd
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in 12.0% 2018 down 2.5% 31st
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 1.04 GPIA 2016 up 2.3% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 17.8% 2016 up 727.1% 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 17.1% 2016 up 707.8% 22nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 46.9% 2019 up 4.9% 41st
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8558 GPI 2019 up 5.6% 42nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 40.1% 2019 up 10.8% 42nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.11 GPIA 2019 down 1.8% 9th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 53.1% 2019 down 4.0% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes 27.1% 2016 up 65.7% 25th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 59.9% 2019 down 6.1% 4th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.03 million number 2018 up 59.3% 36th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.07 GPIA 2019 down 5.9% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female 27.2% 2016 up 64.6% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male 27.1% 2016 up 66.9% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2016 down 1.4% 8th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 807,272 number 2016 up 104.0% 27th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 22.9% 2019 down 18.1% 6th
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 18.08 million number 2019 up 10.2% 8th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 20.9% 2018 down 21.0% 7th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.7% 2018 down 20.4% 19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 29.4% 2018 down 0.8% 4th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 43.5% 2019 up 23.4% 41st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 30.5% 2018 down 20.4% 3rd
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 8.93 million number 2019 up 9.6% 8th
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 9.15 million number 2019 up 10.8% 8th
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official 56.5% 2019 down 12.7% 2nd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 26.0% 2016 down 19.1% 4th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.6% 2016 down 4.2% 15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 41.5% 2016 down 15.5% 7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.03 million number 2019 up 6.3% 7th
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official 56.5% 2019 down 13.0% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official 56.5% 2019 down 12.5% 2nd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 43.5% 2019 up 24.1% 41st
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 0.9994 GPIA 2019 up 1.1% 23rd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 43.5% 2019 up 22.7% 39th
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age 1 GPIA 2019 down 0.6% 17th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 566,465 number 2017 up 87.4% 24th
Population of compulsory school age, female 106.20 million number 2019 up 34.0% 18th
Population of compulsory school age, male 108.75 million number 2019 up 34.7% 18th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 214.95 million number 2019 up 34.4% 18th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 21.64 million number 2018 up 52.7% 24th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 1.97 million number 2019 up 43.3% 14th
School age population, early childhood educational development 19.23 million number 2019 up 51.8% 10th
School age population, early childhood educational development 20.01 million number 2019 up 51.6% 11th
School age population, early childhood educational development 39.23 million number 2019 up 51.7% 10th