Education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 450 indicators covering education for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, pre-primary education, female 42.08 million 2024 up 17.1% 41st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 190.31 million 2024 up 23.5% 45th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.24 million 2021 up 67.2% 137th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.50 million 2021 up 45.1% 128th Teachers in primary education, male 2.52 million 2024 up 16.2% 49th Teachers in primary education, female 2.38 million 2024 up 31.8% 88th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 48.6% 2024 up 6.9% 198th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.1% 2024 up 0.7% 132nd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.05 years 2024 down 0.7% 36th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% 2024 up 3.7% 148th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% 2024 up 1.6% 143rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% 2024 down 0.1% 79th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.73 million 2021 up 54.0% 131st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% 2024 down 0.3% 74th Enrolment in secondary education, female 37.39 million 2024 up 48.2% 70th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% 2024 up 2.4% 146th Enrolment in secondary education, male 40.73 million 2024 up 37.6% 70th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.04 million 2024 up 51.7% 71st Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.91 million 2024 up 23.3% 67th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% 2024 down 0.2% 76th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 78.12 million 2024 up 42.5% 70th Enrolment in primary education, female 93.12 million 2024 up 25.2% 39th Enrolment in primary education, male 97.18 million 2024 up 21.8% 48th School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.37 million 2024 up 31.4% 56th School age population, upper secondary education, male 39.03 million 2024 up 31.8% 57th School age population, secondary education, male 85.63 million 2024 up 31.4% 57th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.01 million 2024 up 17.4% 43rd School age population, pre-primary education, male 42.93 million 2024 up 17.3% 43rd School age population, one year before the official primary entry 16.66 million 2024 up 17.2% 41st School age population, one year before the official primary entry 33.67 million 2024 up 17.3% 43rd School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 85.02 million 2024 up 17.2% 41st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 33.05 million 2024 up 18.7% 43rd School age population, primary education, both sexes 194.09 million 2024 up 22.7% 34th School age population, primary education, female 96.09 million 2024 up 22.5% 34th School age population, primary education, male 98.00 million 2024 up 22.8% 39th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 16.69 million 2024 up 18.9% 43rd Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 16.36 million 2024 up 18.6% 41st School age population, last grade of primary education, female 14.94 million 2024 up 27.7% 50th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 92.25 million 2024 up 30.9% 54th School age population, lower secondary education, female 45.64 million 2024 up 30.8% 51st School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.25 million 2024 up 27.9% 54th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 115.93 million 2024 up 29.8% 56th School age population, lower secondary education, male 46.61 million 2024 up 31.0% 55th School age population, tertiary education, female 57.58 million 2024 up 29.4% 56th School age population, tertiary education, male 58.35 million 2024 up 30.2% 56th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 169.65 million 2024 up 31.2% 56th School age population, secondary education, female 84.01 million 2024 up 31.1% 53rd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 77.40 million 2024 up 31.6% 57th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 30.19 million 2024 up 27.8% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.9% 2024 up 2.2% 134th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9774 GPIA 2024 up 2.9% 148th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.2% 2024 down 0.8% 126th School life expectancy, primary, female 5.98 years 2024 up 0.9% 42nd School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years 2024 down 2.1% 34th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.976 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 152nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 12.44 million 2024 up 52.3% 71st Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 12.60 million 2024 up 51.1% 71st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.25 million 2024 up 13.0% 25th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.71 million 2024 up 45.8% 92nd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 46.0% 2024 up 8.6% 190th Page 1 of 8 Next →