Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross primary school enrolment in Sub-Saharan Africa was 97.1% in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
Sub-Saharan Africa, 2024
97.1%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sub-Saharan Africa over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sub-Saharan Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.1% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 96.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.2%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.