Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 258 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.66 million number 2016 up 101.4% 25th Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.41 million number 2018 up 66.5% 24th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 33.5% 2016 up 5.8% 39th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 554,387 number 2016 up 113.0% 30th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 76.1% 2018 up 5.3% 29th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 103,019 number 2019 up 92.9% 31st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 80.8% 2018 up 3.4% 29th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 37,998 number 2019 up 109.7% 31st Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.94 GPI 2024 up 5.6% 31st Literacy rate, youth male 81.3% 2024 up 3.2% 34th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 37.36 2018 down 14.7% 4th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 38.1% 2019 down 10.9% 5th Literacy rate, youth total 79.0% 2024 up 5.9% 34th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 35.3% 2019 down 3.9% 3rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.12 million number 2016 up 101.6% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 3.85 million number 2018 up 73.1% 32nd Expenditure on secondary education 26.9% 2014 up 6.2% 20th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 13.26 million number 2019 up 7.7% 4th Expenditure on primary education 43.2% 2014 — 2nd Secondary education, pupils 46.5% 2018 up 5.5% 35th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 309,787 number 2016 up 95.9% 30th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 27.7% 2016 down 2.8% 36th Literacy rate, adult total 68.7% 2024 up 7.9% 32nd Literacy rate, adult male 74.9% 2024 up 4.6% 32nd Trained teachers in preprimary education 59.3% 2022 up 34.2% 29th Trained teachers in secondary education 59.5% 2021 up 9.5% 28th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.23 million number 2019 up 9.4% 4th Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 138,370 number 2018 up 12.8% 29th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1.09 million number 2017 up 102.5% 24th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 516,147 number 2017 up 124.9% 22nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 59.7% 2022 up 27.3% 29th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 61.2% 2021 up 4.7% 29th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 58.7% 2021 up 11.9% 28th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 1.6% 2018 down 31.6% 18th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 21.61 2018 down 9.9% 9th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 30.4 2018 down 0.4% 3rd Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 57.5% 2022 up 64.4% 27th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 3.59 million number 2019 up 49.1% 7th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 40.97 million number 2018 up 60.2% 21st Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 19.30 million number 2018 up 69.8% 21st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 22.23 million number 2018 up 53.7% 24th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1.62 million number 2019 up 56.9% 6th Net intake rate in grade 1 56.7% 2018 up 3.1% 32nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 10.11 million number 2018 up 60.6% 24th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 60.9% 2019 down 9.1% 28th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 55.6% 2018 up 2.8% 33rd Net intake rate in grade 1, male 57.8% 2018 up 3.3% 31st Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 51,159 number 2018 down 0.6% 28th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 29.67 million number 2019 up 21.9% 7th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 64.4% 2019 up 13.9% 25th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 63.5% 2019 down 10.4% 21st Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 59.5% 2019 down 8.6% 21st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 87.59 million number 2019 up 14.1% 12th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 220.62 million number 2019 up 11.1% 12th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 133.02 million number 2019 up 9.3% 12th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 23.27 million number 2019 up 6.7% 6th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 28.80 million number 2019 down 8.1% 6th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 52.06 million number 2019 down 2.0% 6th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.8% 2018 down 23.7% 18th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 15.26 million number 2019 up 17.3% 5th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →