Owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Owns a debit card, older was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex database. Measured in % age 25+.
Analysis
In 2024, owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 26.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2011.
Owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % age 25+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.4% | — |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.4% | 20.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.4% | 26.5% | 2 |
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 16.21 million number (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 owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Owns a debit card, older in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 26.5% in 2024, according to Global Findex database.
- What is the highest owns a debit card, older recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest owns a debit card, older recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for owns a debit card, older?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 8 groups with data for 2024.
- Is owns a debit card, older rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Global Findex database, published as part of Owns a debit card, older (% age 25+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of respondents who report having a debit card, older (% age 25+)