Education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 450 indicators covering education for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 31.3% 2024 up 27.8% 135th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 69.0% 2024 up 8.0% 162nd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 62.9% 2024 up 12.0% 165th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 75.3% 2024 up 4.7% 163rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 79.2% 2024 up 5.9% 164th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.84 GPIA 2024 up 7.7% 134th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 81.7% 2024 up 3.3% 166th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.94 GPIA 2024 up 5.6% 158th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 6,935 2023 up 58.5% 80th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 171,447 2023 up 91.1% 83rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 66,091 2023 up 1.3% 21st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 44,374 2023 up 485.7% 128th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 29,910 2023 up 75.0% 66th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 7,310 2023 up 98.8% 112th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 343,547 2023 up 68.9% 103rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 947 2023 up 272.8% 132nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 32.4% 97th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 76.7% 2024 up 8.9% 165th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 20.0% 111th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 23.4% 19th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 182.8% 174th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,703 2023 up 29.6% 70th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,499 2023 up 31.2% 69th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 343.2% 167th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 27.8% 201st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 44.6% 172nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 50.4% 151st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 0.7% 86th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 1.9% 89th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 28.36 million 2024 up 4.3% 26th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 22.59 million 2024 up 16.5% 26th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 56.0% 2024 down 3.4% 57th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 50.95 million 2024 up 9.3% 26th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.2% 2023 up 13.9% 191st Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 45.2% 2023 up 4.4% 201st Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9557 GPIA 2023 up 9.2% 183rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 up 3,515.6% 136th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.5% 2021 up 33.9% 68th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 238.90 million 2024 up 27.3% 54th Population of compulsory school age, female 118.16 million 2024 up 27.2% 54th Population of compulsory school age, male 120.74 million 2024 up 27.5% 55th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 48.49 million 2024 up 37.0% 69th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.3% 2021 down 45.6% 19th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.2% 2020 up 2.2% 183rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 5.63 million 2024 down 58.5% 63rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 5.51 million 2024 down 58.9% 63rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 11.14 million 2024 down 58.7% 63rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 23.65 million 2024 up 43.6% 69th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2020 up 19.5% 183rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.3% 2020 down 0.0% 184th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 24.84 million 2024 up 31.3% 69th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 65.1% 77th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 29.63 million 2024 up 52.6% 71st Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.828 GPIA 2020 up 19.6% 65th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 13.74 million 2024 up 57.0% 71st Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 down 23.5% 109th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 15.89 million 2024 up 48.9% 71st Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.7% 2021 up 283.0% 101st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 52.6% 2024 up 4.7% 196th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 44.0% 39th ← Previous Page 3 of 8 Next →