Education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)

467 indicators covering education for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% 2024 down 0.3% 65th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.53 million 2021 up 53.4% 125th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% 2024 down 0.1% 69th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% 2024 up 1.1% 152nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.1% 2024 up 3.9% 156th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.99 years 2024 down 0.4% 47th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 150th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 49.4% 2024 up 6.6% 190th
Teachers in primary education, female 2.54 million 2024 up 31.6% 74th
Teachers in primary education, male 2.60 million 2024 up 16.6% 41st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.90 million 2021 up 45.3% 123rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.63 million 2021 up 65.0% 128th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 196.80 million 2024 up 23.7% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 159th
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% 149th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.92 years 2024 up 1.1% 50th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.07 years 2024 down 1.9% 48th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9755 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 153rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 13.10 million 2024 up 51.1% 64th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 13.27 million 2024 up 50.5% 64th
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% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 45.9% 2024 up 8.4% 195th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.82 years 2024 up 9.8% 197th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.78 years 2024 up 2.2% 186th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.2% 2024 up 1.6% 189th
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 435,139 2021 up 43.0% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.3% 2021 up 17.1% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 71.9% 2024 up 3.8% 187th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.1% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 74.5% 2024 down 0.4% 195th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9662 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 164th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 up 4.4% 195th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9406 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% 175th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.59 years 2024 up 4.6% 184th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4688 years 2021 up 16.7% 191st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9597 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% 168th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.96 years 2024 up 0.1% 188th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.71 years 2024 up 14.6% 192nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.92 years 2024 up 5.8% 196th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9307 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% 178th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 821,284 2024 up 48.1% 97th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.73 years 2024 up 30.1% 170th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.6% 2024 up 8.9% 188th
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.1% 115th
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.50 million 2024 up 40.0% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% 196th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.2% 2021 up 26.4% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7942 GPIA 2021 up 14.4% 186th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4082 years 2021 up 25.3% 192nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7715 GPIA 2021 up 13.0% 190th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5291 years 2021 up 10.9% 195th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.15 years 2018 up 8.9% 187th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 68.9% 2024 up 4.4% 185th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.5% 2023 up 10.6% 192nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7324 years 2024 up 30.3% 170th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7277 years 2024 up 30.0% 170th