Primary school enrollment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2009 — 75.3%. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 31.1 pp.
1975–2009 · % of children of the relevant age
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 75.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 75 | +1 pp |
| 2007 | 74 | +2.6 pp |
| 2006 | 71.4 | +1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 69.7 | +2.2 pp |
| 2004 | 67.5 | +1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 65.8 | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 63.3 | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 61.8 | +1.7 pp |
| 2000 | 60.2 | +2.2 pp |
| 1999 | 58 | +0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 57.3 | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 56.6 | +2.7 pp |
| 1996 | 53.9 | −1.2 pp |
| 1995 | 55.1 | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 54.4 | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 54.1 | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 53.7 | −0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 53.9 | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 53 | −0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 53.7 | +0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 53.1 | −0.7 pp |
| 1987 | 53.9 | −1 pp |
| 1986 | 54.9 | −1.6 pp |
| 1985 | 56.5 | −1.1 pp |
| 1984 | 57.6 | −0.6 pp |
| 1983 | 58.2 | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 57.7 | +1.4 pp |
| 1981 | 56.4 | +2 pp |
| 1980 | 54.4 | +2.2 pp |
| 1979 | 52.2 | +2.9 pp |
| 1978 | 49.3 | +2.2 pp |
| 1977 | 47.1 | +2.1 pp |
| 1976 | 45 | +0.9 pp |
| 1975 | 44.1 | — |
The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.