Education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 443 indicators covering education for WB: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, pre-primary education, female 43.73 million 2024 up 17.3% 36th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 196.80 million 2024 up 23.7% 34th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.63 million 2021 up 65.0% 128th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.90 million 2021 up 45.3% 123rd Teachers in primary education, male 2.60 million 2024 up 16.6% 41st Teachers in primary education, female 2.54 million 2024 up 31.6% 74th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 49.4% 2024 up 6.6% 190th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 up 0.9% 150th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.99 years 2024 down 0.4% 47th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.1% 2024 up 3.9% 156th 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 general 94.6% 2024 down 0.1% 69th 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 92.9% 2024 down 0.3% 65th Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.08 million 2024 up 48.9% 65th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% 2024 up 2.2% 152nd Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.35 million 2024 up 37.8% 65th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.37 million 2024 up 50.8% 64th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 58th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% 2024 down 0.1% 69th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 81.43 million 2024 up 42.9% 65th Enrolment in primary education, female 96.29 million 2024 up 25.4% 34th Enrolment in primary education, male 100.52 million 2024 up 22.0% 36th School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.19 million 2024 up 31.1% 46th School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.88 million 2024 up 31.4% 50th School age population, secondary education, male 89.54 million 2024 up 32.0% 50th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.80 million 2024 up 17.6% 35th School age population, pre-primary education, male 44.63 million 2024 up 17.4% 36th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.43 million 2024 up 17.3% 31st School age population, one year before the official primary entry 35.23 million 2024 up 17.5% 35th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 88.36 million 2024 up 17.3% 36th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 34.57 million 2024 up 18.8% 35th School age population, primary education, both sexes 202.68 million 2024 up 22.5% 29th School age population, primary education, female 100.33 million 2024 up 22.4% 29th School age population, primary education, male 102.35 million 2024 up 22.6% 29th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 17.47 million 2024 up 18.9% 35th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 17.11 million 2024 up 18.7% 31st School age population, last grade of primary education, female 15.62 million 2024 up 27.4% 41st School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 96.32 million 2024 up 32.3% 44th School age population, lower secondary education, female 47.65 million 2024 up 32.2% 42nd School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.94 million 2024 up 27.7% 47th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 121.48 million 2024 up 29.8% 51st School age population, lower secondary education, male 48.66 million 2024 up 32.4% 48th School age population, tertiary education, female 60.35 million 2024 up 29.4% 50th School age population, tertiary education, male 61.13 million 2024 up 30.2% 51st School age population, secondary education, both sexes 177.39 million 2024 up 31.8% 46th School age population, secondary education, female 87.85 million 2024 up 31.7% 44th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 81.07 million 2024 up 31.3% 49th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 31.56 million 2024 up 27.5% 44th 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 Page 1 of 8 Next →