Education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

488 indicators covering education for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.19 million 2024 up 31.1% 48th
Enrolment in primary education, male 100.51 million 2024 up 22.0% 38th
Enrolment in primary education, female 96.28 million 2024 up 25.4% 36th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 81.42 million 2024 up 42.9% 67th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% 2024 down 0.1% 68th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 60th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.36 million 2024 up 50.8% 66th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.34 million 2024 up 37.8% 67th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% 2024 up 2.2% 154th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.08 million 2024 up 49.0% 67th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% 2024 down 0.3% 64th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.53 million 2021 up 53.3% 127th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% 2024 down 0.1% 68th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% 2024 up 1.1% 154th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.1% 2024 up 3.9% 158th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.99 years 2024 down 0.4% 46th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 149th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 49.4% 2024 up 6.6% 192nd
Teachers in primary education, female 2.54 million 2024 up 31.7% 76th
Teachers in primary education, male 2.60 million 2024 up 16.6% 43rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.90 million 2021 up 45.3% 125th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.63 million 2021 up 65.0% 130th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 196.79 million 2024 up 23.7% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9772 GPIA 2024 up 3.0% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% 148th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.92 years 2024 up 1.1% 49th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.07 years 2024 down 1.9% 47th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9755 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 153rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 13.09 million 2024 up 51.1% 66th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 13.27 million 2024 up 50.5% 66th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.43 million 2024 up 12.8% 20th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.82 million 2024 up 46.1% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 45.9% 2024 up 8.4% 197th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.82 years 2024 up 9.8% 199th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.78 years 2024 up 2.2% 188th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.2% 2024 up 1.6% 191st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.62 million 2024 up 10.4% 20th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.81 million 2024 up 15.0% 20th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 435,080 2021 up 43.0% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.3% 2021 up 17.1% 194th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 71.9% 2024 up 3.8% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.1% 191st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 74.5% 2024 down 0.4% 197th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9662 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 166th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 up 4.4% 197th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9406 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% 177th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.59 years 2024 up 4.6% 186th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4688 years 2021 up 16.7% 193rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9597 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% 170th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.96 years 2024 up 0.1% 190th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.71 years 2024 up 14.6% 194th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.92 years 2024 up 5.8% 198th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9307 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% 180th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 821,098 2024 up 48.1% 99th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7299 years 2024 up 30.1% 172nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.6% 2024 up 8.9% 190th
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 117th
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.50 million 2024 up 40.0% 65th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% 195th