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