Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

301 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14 40.4% 2025 down 6.7% 6th
Population ages 15-64 56.4% 2025 up 4.9% 41st
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million 2024 up 42.9% 21st
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 18th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million 2024 up 23.7% 10th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year 2024 down 57.1% 21st
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person 2024 down 4.4% 7th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.3% 8th
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person 2024 up 10.5% 41st
Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 36.7% 10th
School enrollment, primary 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 36th
Primary education, teachers 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 18th
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person 2024 down 4.5% 26th
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0.0007 units per person 2024 down 25.1% 4th
Number of infant deaths, male, annual growth rate -0.857 % change on previous year 2024 down 327.0% 6th
Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.0% 6th
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0009 units per person 2024 down 24.8% 4th
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 310.9% 9th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.1% 7th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.001 units per person 2024 down 28.1% 5th
Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 396.8% 6th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.4% 6th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0012 units per person 2024 down 27.6% 4th
Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.3% 6th
Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -0.9438 % change on previous year 2024 down 225.9% 5th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.1% 8th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 38th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% 36th
Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year 2024 up 7,039.7% 14th
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre 8.15 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.2% 16th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0679 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.7% 7th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0565 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.9% 8th
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0464 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.6% 7th
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0365 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 7th
Labor force, total, per capita 0.3987 units per person 2025 down 0.5% 30th
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% 8th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.7% 5th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.2% 24th
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre 3.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.9% 29th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 24th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI 2020 up 3.6% 35th
Human capital composite index -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 23.3% 36th
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% 5th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 5.98 per 1,000 2024 down 15.6% 6th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.27 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 7th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.45 per 1,000 2024 down 16.2% 7th
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2134 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.4% 26th
Secondary education, teachers 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 25th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.003 units per person 2024 up 12.9% 37th
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% 11th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 26th
School age population, tertiary education, male 47.57 million number 2019 up 19.8% 17th