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UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: statistics and indicators

452 indicators and 12,511 data points for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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452
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12,511

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Key indicators for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
School age population, pre-primary education, female 42.08 million 2024 41st rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.01 million 2024 43rd rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male 42.93 million 2024 43rd rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 16.66 million 2024 41st rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 33.67 million 2024 43rd rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 85.02 million 2024 41st rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 33.05 million 2024 43rd rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes 194.09 million 2024 34th rising
School age population, primary education, female 96.09 million 2024 34th rising
School age population, primary education, male 98.00 million 2024 39th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 16.69 million 2024 43rd rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 16.36 million 2024 41st rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 30.19 million 2024 53rd rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 14.94 million 2024 50th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 92.25 million 2024 54th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female 45.64 million 2024 51st rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.25 million 2024 54th rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 115.93 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 46.61 million 2024 55th rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 57.58 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 58.35 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 169.65 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, secondary education, female 84.01 million 2024 53rd rising
School age population, secondary education, male 85.63 million 2024 57th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 77.40 million 2024 57th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male 39.03 million 2024 57th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.37 million 2024 56th rising
Enrolment in primary education, male 97.18 million 2024 48th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female 93.12 million 2024 39th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 78.12 million 2024 70th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% 2024 76th flat
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.91 million 2024 67th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.04 million 2024 71st volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male 40.73 million 2024 70th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% 2024 146th falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female 37.39 million 2024 70th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% 2024 74th flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.73 million 2021 131st volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% 2024 79th flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% 2024 143rd falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% 2024 148th falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.05 years 2024 36th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.1% 2024 132nd rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 48.6% 2024 198th rising
Teachers in primary education, female 2.38 million 2024 88th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male 2.52 million 2024 49th rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.50 million 2021 128th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.24 million 2021 137th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 190.31 million 2024 45th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.9% 2024 134th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9774 GPIA 2024 148th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.2% 2024 126th rising
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.98 years 2024 42nd rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years 2024 34th rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.976 GPIA 2024 152nd rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 12.44 million 2024 71st volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 12.60 million 2024 71st volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.25 million 2024 25th rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.71 million 2024 92nd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 46.0% 2024 190th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.84 years 2024 190th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.86 years 2024 177th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.8% 2024 179th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.53 million 2024 25th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.72 million 2024 25th rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 418,916 2021 127th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.0% 2021 200th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 72.5% 2024 180th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 187th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 75.1% 2024 179th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.965 GPIA 2024 176th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.6% 2024 190th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9358 GPIA 2024 185th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.68 years 2024 177th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4554 years 2021 200th volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9586 GPIA 2024 177th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.05 years 2024 182nd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.73 years 2024 186th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.95 years 2024 191st rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9268 GPIA 2024 185th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 771,895 2024 103rd rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7255 years 2024 176th rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.2% 2024 193rd falling
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.27 million 2024 119th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.44 million 2024 69th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 7.9% 2021 199th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.1% 2021 201st volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7801 GPIA 2021 194th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3922 years 2021 201st volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5181 years 2021 203rd volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7571 GPIA 2021 196th rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.22 years 2018 183rd rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 69.2% 2024 182nd rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.1% 2023 199th falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.728 years 2024 176th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7232 years 2024 176th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 78th flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 81.4% 2024 197th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 143,747 2024 59th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 628,149 2024 105th rising

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