Safety and Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Safety and Rule of Law was 53.94 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Safety and Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2011
Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 53.94 for safety and rule of law in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 55.37 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.34, in 2009.
Safety and Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3 | — |
| 2001 | 54.37 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.06 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 54.65 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.96 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.33 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.37 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 54.9 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 54.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.34 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 53.55 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.94 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.72 | 53.34 | 55.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.74 | 53.55 | 53.94 | 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 safety and rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Safety and rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 53.94 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.37 in 2006.
- What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.34 in 2009.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for safety and rule of law?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.