Education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

450 indicators covering education for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.84 years 2024 up 9.9% 190th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.86 years 2024 up 2.1% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.8% 2024 up 1.5% 179th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.53 million 2024 up 10.5% 25th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.72 million 2024 up 15.3% 25th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 418,916 2021 up 43.8% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.0% 2021 up 17.6% 200th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 72.5% 2024 up 3.7% 180th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.1% 187th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 75.1% 2024 down 0.4% 179th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.965 GPIA 2024 up 4.1% 176th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.6% 2024 up 4.8% 190th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9358 GPIA 2024 up 7.9% 185th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.68 years 2024 up 4.4% 177th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4554 years 2021 up 17.3% 200th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9586 GPIA 2024 up 4.3% 177th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.05 years 2024 up 0.0% 182nd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.73 years 2024 up 14.6% 186th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.95 years 2024 up 6.0% 191st
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9268 GPIA 2024 up 8.0% 185th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 771,895 2024 up 49.4% 103rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7255 years 2024 up 31.2% 176th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.2% 2024 up 9.3% 193rd
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.27 million 2024 up 59.3% 119th
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.44 million 2024 up 39.6% 69th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.1% 2021 up 10.5% 201st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 7.9% 2021 up 28.1% 199th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7801 GPIA 2021 up 15.9% 194th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3922 years 2021 up 27.0% 201st
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7571 GPIA 2021 up 14.3% 196th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5181 years 2021 up 11.1% 203rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.22 years 2018 up 8.7% 183rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 69.2% 2024 up 4.1% 182nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.1% 2023 up 10.8% 199th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.728 years 2024 up 31.7% 176th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7232 years 2024 up 30.8% 176th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 78th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 81.4% 2024 up 2.0% 197th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 143,747 2024 up 37.8% 59th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 628,149 2024 up 52.3% 105th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 106,324 2021 up 56.1% 149th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 25.4% 2021 up 8.6% 195th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 312,593 2021 up 40.0% 114th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.82 years 2018 up 12.3% 184th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.6 years 2018 up 5.6% 182nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9186 GPIA 2018 up 6.4% 192nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 70.1% 2024 up 2.0% 183rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 68.4% 2024 up 6.3% 182nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9754 GPIA 2024 up 4.3% 161st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 41.6% 2024 up 18.4% 153rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 55.0% 2024 up 12.6% 155th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.57 GPIA 2024 up 14.0% 121st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2023 down 2.2% 80th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 62.5% 2023 up 9.4% 199th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 59.7% 2023 up 12.2% 198th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 65.6% 2024 up 9.2% 164th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 44.2% 2023 up 8.7% 197th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 58.3% 2024 up 14.0% 164th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 73.1% 2024 up 5.3% 163rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.8 GPIA 2024 up 8.1% 145th