Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program was 17.4% in 2016. β Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 17.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 717.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2007.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 3.7% | 20.3% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa was 17.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 717.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.