Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 43.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 43.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 43.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2008.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 40 groups on this measure, 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 (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.9% | — |
| 2009 | 35.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.9% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 36.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 36 Iceland 96.3% compare
- 37 Guyana 96.1% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 95.8% compare
- 39 Poland 95.6% compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 95.4% compare
- 41 Hong Kong, China 95.2% compare
- 42 Republic of Moldova 95.1% compare
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 adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2008.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male 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/