Account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Account, male was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 64.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2011.
Account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % age 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25.8% | — |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +49.4% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.6% | 25.8% | 48.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 55.5% | 64.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Account, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 64.4% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
- What is the highest account, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for account, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is account, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Account, male (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or similar financial institution (see the definition for "bank or similar financial institution account") or report personally using a mobile money service in the past year (see the definition for "mobile money account"), men (% age 15+)