Education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 443 indicators covering education for WB: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 7,792 2023 up 32.0% 74th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 173,598 2023 up 89.6% 78th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 68,060 2023 up 3.4% 17th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 48,215 2023 up 511.9% 116th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 36,364 2023 up 72.7% 57th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 7,341 2023 up 98.5% 106th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 360,721 2023 up 69.1% 94th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,282 2023 up 395.0% 120th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 30.6% 87th 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% 106th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 21.8% 22nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 271.9% 158th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,724 2023 up 29.8% 66th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5,516 2023 up 31.4% 65th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 362.7% 162nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 27.9% 198th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 43.4% 176th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 50.2% 154th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 0.7% 93rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 1.9% 93rd 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% 187th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 45.3% 2023 up 3.9% 197th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9597 GPIA 2023 up 9.5% 177th 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 26.6% 61st Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 250.25 million 2024 up 27.0% 48th Population of compulsory school age, female 123.77 million 2024 up 26.9% 47th Population of compulsory school age, male 126.48 million 2024 up 27.1% 48th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 50.60 million 2024 up 38.6% 61st Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.2% 2021 down 45.0% 23rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.1% 2020 up 1.9% 190th 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 24.71 million 2024 up 45.3% 61st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2020 up 19.2% 189th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.2% 2020 down 0.4% 192nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 25.89 million 2024 up 32.7% 61st Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 44.5% 66th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 30.83 million 2024 up 50.7% 66th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8279 GPIA 2020 up 19.6% 66th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 14.38 million 2024 up 55.6% 66th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 down 22.8% 112th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 16.45 million 2024 up 46.7% 66th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.7% 2021 up 289.2% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 52.5% 2024 up 4.7% 197th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 43.1% 46th ← Previous Page 3 of 8 Next →