Account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Account was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.
Analysis
In 2024, account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 58.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 58.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2011.
Account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % age 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23.3% | — |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +46.6% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 23.3% | 42.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 49.3% | 58.2% | 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 age 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Account in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 58.2% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
- What is the highest account recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for account?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is account rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. 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 (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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"), (% age 15+)