Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 43.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
43.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
39th
of 42 groups
All-time high
43.5%
in 2019
All-time low
33.5%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2008–2019

0102030402008201320192008: 33.5 %2009: 35.1 %2010: 35.9 %2011: 37 %2012: 40.3 %2013: 42 %2014: 42.3 %2015: 43.2 %2016: 42.9 %2017: 43.2 %2018: 43.1 %2019: 43.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 43.5% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 43.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2008.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 33.5%
2009 35.1% +4.8%
2010 35.9% +2.4%
2011 37.0% +2.9%
2012 40.3% +9.0%
2013 42.0% +4.1%
2014 42.3% +0.9%
2015 43.2% +2.0%
2016 42.9% -0.5%
2017 43.2% +0.5%
2018 43.1% -0.1%
2019 43.5% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.3% 33.5% 35.1% 2
2010s 41.4% 35.9% 43.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa was 43.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2008.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,320 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/