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UNICEF: Africa: statistics and indicators

444 indicators and 12,864 data points for UNICEF: Africa, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for UNICEF: Africa

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
School age population, pre-primary education, female 47.64 million 2024 21st rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 20.08 million 2024 20th rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male 48.73 million 2024 23rd rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 19.61 million 2024 20th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 39.69 million 2024 20th rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 96.37 million 2024 22nd rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 39.26 million 2024 21st rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes 229.77 million 2024 21st rising
School age population, primary education, female 113.56 million 2024 20th rising
School age population, primary education, male 116.21 million 2024 21st rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 19.86 million 2024 21st rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 19.40 million 2024 20th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 36.10 million 2024 27th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 17.83 million 2024 23rd rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 110.06 million 2024 28th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female 54.36 million 2024 24th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 18.27 million 2024 28th rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 139.05 million 2024 39th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 55.71 million 2024 28th rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 68.95 million 2024 36th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 70.10 million 2024 42nd rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 203.02 million 2024 30th rising
School age population, secondary education, female 100.35 million 2024 30th rising
School age population, secondary education, male 102.67 million 2024 32nd rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million 2024 33rd rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million 2024 33rd rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million 2024 32nd rising
Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million 2024 21st rising
Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million 2024 21st volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 104.72 million 2024 49th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% 2024 93rd flat
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million 2024 44th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million 2024 54th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million 2024 50th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% 2024 126th falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million 2024 49th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% 2024 94th flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million 2024 85th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.2% 2024 93rd flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.8% 2024 126th falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% 2024 125th falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.98 years 2024 53rd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 97.7% 2024 138th rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 52.8% 2024 171st rising
Teachers in primary education, female 3.29 million 2024 55th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male 2.94 million 2024 22nd rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 9.98 million 2024 83rd volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 9.24 million 2024 91st volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 224.47 million 2024 21st volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.7% 2024 137th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9793 GPIA 2024 136th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 98.7% 2024 138th rising
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.92 years 2024 55th rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.05 years 2024 53rd rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9776 GPIA 2024 141st rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 14.71 million 2024 54th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 14.94 million 2024 56th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 15.13 million 2024 13th rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 5.06 million 2024 60th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 51.6% 2024 163rd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3.18 years 2024 166th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 9.09 years 2024 166th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 76.1% 2024 167th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.86 million 2024 13th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 8.27 million 2024 13th rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 768,521 2024 97th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 13.8% 2024 163rd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 74.9% 2024 167th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 50.3% 2024 162nd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 77.2% 2024 169th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.971 GPIA 2024 151st rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 52.8% 2024 168th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9534 GPIA 2024 163rd rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.93 years 2024 167th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.6926 years 2024 163rd volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9647 GPIA 2024 160th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.26 years 2024 166th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female 3.09 years 2024 163rd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.27 years 2024 170th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9447 GPIA 2024 166th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 972,437 2024 86th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7308 years 2024 166th rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 37.5% 2024 179th rising
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.90 million 2024 88th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male 3.16 million 2024 48th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 13.4% 2024 165th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 14.2% 2024 164th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.941 GPIA 2024 157th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.6649 years 2024 164th volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.7203 years 2024 163rd rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.923 GPIA 2024 164th rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.85 years 2021 160th rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 72.8% 2024 168th rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 65.4% 2023 168th falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7333 years 2024 166th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7284 years 2024 166th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 72nd rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 83.7% 2024 178th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 158,258 2024 45th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 814,180 2024 89th rising

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