Education in Sub-Saharan Africa 253 indicators covering education for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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% 5th 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 Proportion of total government spending on essential services 14.7% 2024 down 10.4% 5th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.23 million number 2019 up 9.4% 5th 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% 8th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 21.6% 2025 up 6.6% 9th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 40.97 million number 2018 up 60.2% 22nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 19.30 million number 2018 up 69.8% 22nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 22.23 million number 2018 up 53.7% 25th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1.62 million number 2019 up 56.9% 7th 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% 25th 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% 8th 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% 13th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 220.62 million number 2019 up 11.1% 13th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 133.02 million number 2019 up 9.3% 13th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 23.27 million number 2019 up 6.7% 7th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 28.80 million number 2019 down 8.1% 7th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 52.06 million number 2019 down 2.0% 7th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocatio 1.8% 2018 down 23.7% 17th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 15.26 million number 2019 up 17.3% 6th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 6.32 million number 2018 up 34.4% 32nd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 14.41 million number 2019 up 27.2% 8th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 769,407 number 2019 up 48.1% 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 2.72 million number 2018 up 43.3% 32nd Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 23.02 2016 down 17.4% 8th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 68.4% 2019 up 6.3% 16th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 62.6% 2019 up 17.4% 19th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 287,194 number 2019 up 58.0% 33rd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 4.5% 2018 down 17.4% 13th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 44.2% 2024 up 0.1% 16th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8412 2024 up 4.5% 18th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 19.23 2016 down 13.9% 10th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 49.0% 2024 up 3.1% 20th Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.9893 2024 up 7.5% 23rd ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →