Education in Sub-Saharan Africa 253 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 20.8% 2019 down 16.8% 6th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 16.5% 2019 down 14.6% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 59.4% 2018 up 8.1% 38th Trained teachers in primary education 68.8% 2022 down 2.6% 34th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 95,591 number 2018 up 91.5% 32nd Enrolment in primary education, female 86.54 million number 2019 up 33.7% 11th Secondary education, teachers 34.6% 2024 up 8.9% 36th School enrollment, primary, female 72.4% 2009 up 33.2% 37th School enrollment, primary, male 78.1% 2009 up 26.9% 37th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.09 GPI 2018 up 9.4% 6th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 29.96 million number 2019 up 47.8% 12th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 15.08 million number 2019 up 48.2% 13th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 14.88 million number 2019 up 47.3% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 57.0% 2018 up 11.4% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 61.7% 2018 up 5.2% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9243 GPI 2018 up 5.9% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 51.5% 2018 up 20.0% 38th Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 38th Progression to secondary school 75.6% 2016 up 3.8% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 54.0% 2018 up 13.9% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 49.0% 2018 up 27.6% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9066 GPI 2018 up 12.0% 38th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 78.4% 2018 up 4.4% 30th Trained teachers in primary education, female 66.1% 2022 down 9.5% 31st Trained teachers in primary education, male 71.4% 2022 up 3.9% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 33.4% 2018 up 19.1% 38th Primary education, pupils 48.4% 2018 up 2.4% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 36.2% 2018 up 14.5% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 30.6% 2018 up 24.9% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8466 GPI 2018 up 9.1% 38th Tertiary education, academic staff 25.6% 2021 up 8.3% 37th School enrollment, secondary 35.6% 2018 up 23.1% 36th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 21st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 5.8% 2018 down 9.8% 32nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 13.2% 2018 down 3.2% 32nd Progression to secondary school, male 75.1% 2016 up 2.9% 37th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 8.90 million number 2018 up 65.0% 32nd School enrollment, secondary, female 34.0% 2018 up 28.7% 36th School enrollment, secondary, male 37.2% 2018 up 18.3% 37th Progression to secondary school, female 75.9% 2016 up 4.7% 35th Expenditure on tertiary education 21.0% 2014 up 11.4% 14th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 400,803 number 2018 up 36.3% 27th Literacy rate, youth female 76.6% 2024 up 8.8% 33rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 36.7% 2019 down 7.6% 4th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.66 million number 2016 up 101.4% 26th Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.41 million number 2018 up 66.5% 25th 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, fema 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 ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →