Education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa

443 indicators covering education for WB: Sub-saharan Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 53.2% 2024 up 0.2% 199th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 82.7% 2024 up 0.7% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 51.8% 2024 up 9.9% 190th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9744 GPIA 2024 up 9.7% 141st
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.2% 2021 down 9.5% 67th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2021 up 39.7% 47th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 5.2% 2021 down 9.4% 87th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 142.55 million 2024 up 14.7% 35th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 7.66 years 2024 up 0.7% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 81.8% 2024 up 2.9% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9767 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 151st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 83.7% 2024 down 1.2% 195th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.3% 2024 up 0.9% 122nd
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 122.44 million 2024 up 14.1% 22nd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 93.49 million 2024 up 20.2% 35th
School age population, early childhood education, male 61.87 million 2024 up 14.2% 22nd
School age population, early childhood education, female 60.58 million 2024 up 14.1% 22nd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 236.04 million 2024 up 16.8% 35th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 60.0% 2024 down 3.2% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 38.0% 2024 up 14.8% 190th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4.68 million 2024 up 34.3% 22nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 7.76 years 2024 down 1.4% 186th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.55 years 2024 up 3.0% 175th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9728 GPIA 2024 up 4.4% 154th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 35.8% 2024 up 18.7% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8885 GPI 2024 up 6.3% 186th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 40.3% 2024 up 11.6% 188th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.2% 2024 down 29.7% 94th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.2% 2024 down 40.9% 109th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.8% 2024 up 1.0% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 57.9% 2023 up 0.4% 187th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.8% 2024 up 0.8% 112th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 86.2% 2024 down 1.5% 61st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.7% 2024 down 34.6% 99th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.8% 2024 up 10.6% 160th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 85.2% 2024 down 1.8% 58th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 87.3% 2024 down 1.3% 62nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 14.8% 2024 up 11.6% 163rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 12.7% 2024 up 9.8% 159th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 2.17 million 2023 up 49.1% 81st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 2.31 million 2024 up 42.9% 21st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 14,900 2023 up 117.3% 103rd
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.64 million 2023 up 53.4% 86th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 2.38 million 2024 up 27.0% 24th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 773,597 2023 up 54.3% 108th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 35.6% 2023 up 3.5% 180th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1.40 million 2023 up 46.4% 59th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 32.8% 2023 up 17.2% 178th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 536,019 2023 up 79.9% 114th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1.10 million 2023 up 43.2% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.955 GPIA 2023 up 4.7% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 56.6% 2023 up 2.9% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 59.2% 2023 down 1.8% 190th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,360 2023 up 574.3% 119th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 313,345 2023 up 112.2% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 66,047 2023 up 584.1% 119th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 603,518 2023 up 80.2% 93rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 64.8% 152nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 135,783 2021 up 126.0% 123rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 46,530 2021 up 130.7% 133rd