Primary completion rate in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 68.91%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 23 pp.
1971–2024 · % of the age group
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68.91 | +0.14 pp |
| 2023 | 68.77 | −0.21 pp |
| 2022 | 68.98 | −0.91 pp |
| 2021 | 69.9 | +0.84 pp |
| 2020 | 69.06 | +0.77 pp |
| 2019 | 68.29 | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 67.89 | +0.78 pp |
| 2017 | 67.11 | +0.37 pp |
| 2016 | 66.74 | +0.48 pp |
| 2015 | 66.26 | +0.23 pp |
| 2014 | 66.03 | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 65.64 | −0.11 pp |
| 2012 | 65.75 | +0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 65.68 | −0.22 pp |
| 2010 | 65.9 | +0.24 pp |
| 2009 | 65.66 | +3.16 pp |
| 2008 | 62.5 | +0.59 pp |
| 2007 | 61.91 | −0.26 pp |
| 2006 | 62.17 | +2.69 pp |
| 2005 | 59.48 | +2.07 pp |
| 2004 | 57.41 | +1 pp |
| 2003 | 56.42 | +0.96 pp |
| 2002 | 55.46 | +1.05 pp |
| 2001 | 54.41 | +1.62 pp |
| 2000 | 52.79 | +0.41 pp |
| 1999 | 52.38 | +0.08 pp |
| 1998 | 52.3 | −0.69 pp |
| 1997 | 52.99 | −0.25 pp |
| 1996 | 53.25 | +0.43 pp |
| 1995 | 52.82 | +0.07 pp |
| 1994 | 52.75 | −0.73 pp |
| 1993 | 53.48 | +0.74 pp |
| 1992 | 52.74 | −0.64 pp |
| 1991 | 53.38 | +0.32 pp |
| 1990 | 53.06 | +0.54 pp |
| 1989 | 52.52 | −0.97 pp |
| 1988 | 53.49 | −0.79 pp |
| 1987 | 54.28 | −0.52 pp |
| 1986 | 54.8 | −0.03 pp |
| 1985 | 54.83 | −2.23 pp |
| 1984 | 57.05 | +1.88 pp |
| 1983 | 55.17 | +0.45 pp |
| 1982 | 54.72 | +0.75 pp |
| 1981 | 53.97 | +1.02 pp |
| 1980 | 52.95 | +0.46 pp |
| 1979 | 52.48 | +1.41 pp |
| 1978 | 51.07 | +1.29 pp |
| 1977 | 49.78 | +1.07 pp |
| 1976 | 48.71 | +0.73 pp |
| 1975 | 47.98 | +0.93 pp |
| 1974 | 47.05 | +0.43 pp |
| 1973 | 46.62 | +0.38 pp |
| 1972 | 46.24 | +0.33 pp |
| 1971 | 45.91 | — |
The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.
Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
The net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.