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WB: Sub-saharan Africa: statistics and indicators

443 indicators and 12,426 data points for WB: Sub-saharan Africa, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for WB: Sub-saharan Africa

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
School age population, pre-primary education, female 43.73 million 2024 36th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.80 million 2024 35th rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male 44.63 million 2024 36th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.43 million 2024 31st rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 35.23 million 2024 35th rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 88.36 million 2024 36th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 34.57 million 2024 35th rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes 202.68 million 2024 29th rising
School age population, primary education, female 100.33 million 2024 29th rising
School age population, primary education, male 102.35 million 2024 29th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 17.47 million 2024 35th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 17.11 million 2024 31st rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 31.56 million 2024 44th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 15.62 million 2024 41st rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 96.32 million 2024 44th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female 47.65 million 2024 42nd rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.94 million 2024 47th rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 121.48 million 2024 51st rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 48.66 million 2024 48th rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 60.35 million 2024 50th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 61.13 million 2024 51st rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 177.39 million 2024 46th rising
School age population, secondary education, female 87.85 million 2024 44th rising
School age population, secondary education, male 89.54 million 2024 50th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 81.07 million 2024 49th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.88 million 2024 50th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.19 million 2024 46th rising
Enrolment in primary education, male 100.52 million 2024 36th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female 96.29 million 2024 34th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 81.43 million 2024 65th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% 2024 69th flat
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million 2024 58th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.37 million 2024 64th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.35 million 2024 65th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% 2024 152nd falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.08 million 2024 65th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% 2024 65th flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.53 million 2021 125th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% 2024 69th flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% 2024 152nd falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.1% 2024 156th falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.99 years 2024 47th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 150th rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 49.4% 2024 190th rising
Teachers in primary education, female 2.54 million 2024 74th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male 2.60 million 2024 41st rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.90 million 2021 123rd volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.63 million 2021 128th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 196.80 million 2024 34th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.0% 2024 159th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9772 GPIA 2024 149th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 98.2% 2024 149th rising
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.92 years 2024 50th rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.07 years 2024 48th rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9755 GPIA 2024 153rd rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 13.10 million 2024 64th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 13.27 million 2024 64th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.43 million 2024 20th rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.82 million 2024 83rd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 45.9% 2024 195th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.82 years 2024 197th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.78 years 2024 186th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.2% 2024 189th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.62 million 2024 20th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.81 million 2024 20th rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 435,139 2021 120th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.3% 2021 192nd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 71.9% 2024 187th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 189th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 74.5% 2024 195th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9662 GPIA 2024 164th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 195th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9406 GPIA 2024 175th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.59 years 2024 184th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4688 years 2021 191st volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9597 GPIA 2024 168th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.96 years 2024 188th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.71 years 2024 192nd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.92 years 2024 196th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9307 GPIA 2024 178th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 821,284 2024 97th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.73 years 2024 170th rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.6% 2024 188th falling
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.32 million 2024 115th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.50 million 2024 63rd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.2% 2021 189th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.3% 2021 196th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7942 GPIA 2021 186th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4082 years 2021 192nd volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5291 years 2021 195th volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7715 GPIA 2021 190th rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.15 years 2018 187th rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 68.9% 2024 185th rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.5% 2023 192nd falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7324 years 2024 170th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7277 years 2024 170th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 79th flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 82.0% 2024 189th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 147,958 2024 55th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 673,326 2024 97th rising

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