Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 86.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 86.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 87.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 40th out of 43 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 69.3% | — |
| 1998 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.8% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 69.3% | 69.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 71.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.9% | 87.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 86.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.