Education in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 452 indicators covering education for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 1.05 GPIA 2023 down 1.8% 64th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 63.1% 2023 up 9.4% 191st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 60.0% 2023 up 11.6% 189th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 65.2% 2024 up 9.0% 166th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 44.4% 2023 up 8.3% 186th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 58.0% 2024 up 13.8% 165th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 72.7% 2024 up 5.2% 166th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.8 GPIA 2024 up 8.1% 145th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 30.8% 2024 up 27.2% 143rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 68.7% 2024 up 7.9% 164th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 62.7% 2024 up 11.8% 166th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 74.9% 2024 up 4.6% 165th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 79.0% 2024 up 5.9% 166th 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 81.3% 2024 up 3.2% 169th 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 7,842 2023 up 31.9% 71st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 174,011 2023 up 88.8% 76th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 68,882 2023 up 3.4% 14th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 49,208 2023 up 522.2% 113th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 36,962 2023 up 72.8% 54th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 7,341 2023 up 98.5% 106th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 363,655 2023 up 68.9% 92nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,285 2023 up 396.1% 118th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 30.7% 84th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 76.6% 2024 up 8.8% 167th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 0.2% 104th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 21.8% 20th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 278.6% 158th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,727 2023 up 28.1% 63rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,519 2023 up 29.6% 62nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 370.4% 158th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 27.8% 194th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 42.8% 173rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 50.2% 156th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 2.0% 95th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 3.2% 95th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 29.83 million 2024 up 4.7% 18th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 24.11 million 2024 up 17.0% 18th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 55.0% 2024 down 5.2% 74th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 53.94 million 2024 up 9.9% 18th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.5% 2023 up 13.8% 184th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 45.3% 2023 up 3.9% 194th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9598 GPIA 2023 up 9.5% 174th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 up 2,253.7% 130th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2021 up 26.4% 59th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 250.47 million 2024 up 27.0% 46th Population of compulsory school age, female 123.88 million 2024 up 26.9% 45th Population of compulsory school age, male 126.60 million 2024 up 27.1% 46th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 50.68 million 2024 up 38.7% 59th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.2% 2021 down 44.9% 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.1% 2020 up 1.9% 188th 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 24.74 million 2024 up 45.4% 59th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2020 up 19.2% 187th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.2% 2020 down 0.4% 189th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 25.94 million 2024 up 32.8% 59th ← Previous Page 3 of 8 Next →