Education in Sub-Saharan Africa 232 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa. 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% 43rd School enrollment, primary 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 36th Primary education, teachers 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 18th School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 38th School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% 36th Labor force, female 46.9% 2025 up 0.9% 2nd Labor force, total 526.96 million 2025 up 28.3% 19th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI 2020 up 3.6% 35th School enrollment, secondary 45.9% 2024 up 8.4% 39th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 8.6 per 1,000 2024 down 21.8% 3rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 6 per 1,000 2024 down 15.5% 3rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.3 per 1,000 2024 down 17.8% 5th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.5 per 1,000 2024 down 16.1% 5th Secondary education, teachers 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 25th 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 School age population, primary education, male 91.64 million number 2019 up 30.0% 11th School age population, pre-primary education, female 39.73 million number 2019 up 30.8% 14th School age population, pre-primary education, male 40.67 million number 2019 up 31.4% 16th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 27.41 million number 2019 up 31.4% 16th School age population, primary education, female 89.59 million number 2019 up 29.3% 10th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 13.57 million number 2019 up 31.0% 14th School age population, lower secondary education, female 40.07 million number 2019 up 31.6% 17th School age population, primary education, both sexes 181.22 million number 2019 up 29.7% 11th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 80.90 million number 2019 up 32.0% 17th School age population, secondary education, female 74.29 million number 2019 up 31.0% 16th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 149.89 million number 2019 up 31.4% 17th School age population, lower secondary education, male 40.83 million number 2019 up 32.4% 17th School age population, secondary education, male 75.60 million number 2019 up 31.9% 17th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 68.99 million number 2019 up 30.7% 16th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 31.29 million number 2019 up 27.5% 13th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 15.84 million number 2019 up 27.8% 13th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 15.45 million number 2019 up 27.2% 12th School age population, tertiary education, male 47.57 million number 2019 up 19.8% 17th School age population, tertiary education, female 47.21 million number 2019 up 19.1% 17th School age population, upper secondary education, female 34.22 million number 2019 up 30.3% 16th School age population, upper secondary education, male 34.77 million number 2019 up 31.2% 17th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 94.78 million number 2019 up 19.4% 17th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 80.40 million number 2019 up 31.1% 15th School enrollment, preprimary 28.1% 2020 up 33.2% 37th School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.2% 2021 up 26.4% 39th School enrollment, tertiary, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% 42nd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9003 GPI 2020 up 9.6% 39th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7942 GPI 2021 up 14.4% 38th Secondary education, teachers, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 29th Primary completion rate, male 69.7% 2024 up 2.2% 40th Primary completion rate, female 68.1% 2024 up 6.7% 39th Government expenditure on education, total 3.3% 2023 down 8.7% 32nd Secondary education, general pupils 59.80 million 2018 up 59.5% 22nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 44.4% 2023 up 8.4% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.6% 2018 up 5.5% 40th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.79 years 2018 up 6.0% 40th School enrollment, preprimary, male 28.2% 2020 up 33.9% 37th School enrollment, preprimary, female 28.1% 2020 up 32.5% 37th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 up 10.6% 38th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4753 years 2018 up 34.5% 40th Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2024 down 12.7% 10th Secondary education, general pupils 46.9% 2018 up 5.3% 37th Page 1 of 4 Next →