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There is a high rate of education exclusion in Africa between boys and girls and even between the age groups, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. [40] In sub-Saharan Africa, two out of three girls complete primary school and only four out of ten complete secondary school. [41] (i P ) [page needed]
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, all African UN member states are included in the report.
According to a 2013 study conducted by the GSM Association, the number of mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased 18 percent per year between the years 2007 and 2012. [9] In 2012, the number of mobile subscriptions in Sub-Saharan African reached almost 650 million, greater than both that in the US and EU. [10]
Among sub-Saharan African countries, South Africa has one of the highest literacy rates. [3] According to The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency as of 2019, 95% of the population aged from 15 and over can read and write in South Africa were respectively literate.
Among sub-Saharan African countries, Equatorial Guinea has one of the highest literacy rates. [1] According to The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency as of 2015, 95.3% of the population age 15 and over can read and write in Equatorial Guinea were respectively literate. [ 1 ]
Although boys not in education outnumber girls in the majority of regions. In 2014, girls outnumber boys in those with the worst attendance especially in Sub-Saharan Africa resulting in the total number of girls out of education being approximately 11% higher than the number of boys out of education world-wide. [8]
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African non-governmental organization founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education to promote girls’ and women's education in sub-Saharan Africa by making sure they have access to schools and are able to complete their studies and fulfill their potential, in line with UNESCO's Education For All movement.
During the nineteenth century, Sierra Leone was a pioneer of western-style education in sub-Saharan Africa. Fourah Bay College, affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom, was founded in 1827 as the first tertiary educational institute in the region.