Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 84.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 84.0%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 84.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.7% | — |
| 1998 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.7% | 64.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 66.1% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.0% | 84.8% | 9 |
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 16.21 million number (2019)
- 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 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 84.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. 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.