Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 112 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% — Population ages 15-64 56.4% 2025 up 4.9% — School enrollment, primary 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% — Primary education, teachers 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% — School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% — School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% — Labor force, female 46.9% 2025 up 0.9% — Labor force, total 526.96 million 2025 up 28.3% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI 2020 up 3.6% — School enrollment, secondary 45.9% 2024 up 8.4% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 8.57 per 1,000 2024 down 22.1% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 5.98 per 1,000 2024 down 15.6% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.27 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.45 per 1,000 2024 down 16.2% — Secondary education, teachers 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% — School enrollment, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.1% — School enrollment, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 up 4.4% — School enrollment, tertiary 9.3% 2021 up 17.1% — School enrollment, preprimary 28.1% 2020 up 33.2% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.2% 2021 up 26.4% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9003 GPI 2020 up 9.6% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7942 GPI 2021 up 14.4% — Secondary education, teachers, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% — Primary completion rate, female 68.1% 2024 up 6.7% — Primary completion rate, male 69.7% 2024 up 2.2% — Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2023 down 8.7% — Secondary education, general pupils 59.80 million 2018 up 59.5% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 44.4% 2023 up 8.4% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 28.1% 2020 up 32.5% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 28.2% 2020 up 33.9% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 up 10.6% — Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2024 down 12.7% — Secondary education, general pupils 46.9% 2018 up 5.3% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 43.5% 2023 up 13.8% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 45.3% 2023 up 3.9% — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 196.80 million 2024 up 23.7% — Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 81.43 million 2024 up 42.9% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 63.1% 2023 up 9.4% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 60.0% 2023 up 11.6% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.65 million 2018 up 41.3% — Number of infant deaths, female 864,785 2024 down 3.1% — Number of infant deaths, male 1.10 million 2024 down 2.8% — Number of under-five deaths, female 1.33 million 2024 down 7.0% — Number of under-five deaths, male 1.60 million 2024 down 6.3% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 40.9% 2018 up 6.3% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 112.9% 2018 down 1.8% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.3% 2025 up 2.3% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 6.6% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.7% 2025 down 2.2% — Primary education, teachers 49.4% 2024 up 6.6% — Repeaters, primary, total 7.6% 2018 down 15.2% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 300,128 2024 down 6.0% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 190,076 2024 up 8.4% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 233,326 2024 up 8.7% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 276,470 2024 up 11.0% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 108.0% 2018 down 2.0% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 117.7% 2018 down 1.6% — Page 1 of 2 Next →