Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 17.4% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 17.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 717.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2007.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +157.7% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 3.7% | 20.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 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 gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 17.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 717.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.