SDG Explorer

Track Africa's progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals — powered by 10+ years of verified data from World Bank, WHO, UN SDG, and IMF sources.

Improving across Africa

2004–2016 continent-wide average

11

Population in slums (% of urban)

20 countries · 2004–2014

-17.9%
2

Under-5 mortality — nutrition proxy (per 1k)

20 countries · 2014–2016

-6.8%
4

Net secondary school enrollment (%)

3 countries · 2010–2015

+6.7%
16

Political stability index (0-100)

20 countries · 2014–2015

+6.5%
4

Net primary school enrollment (%)

10 countries · 2010–2016

+2.6%
15

Forest area (% of land area)

20 countries · 2014–2016

+2.4%

Needs attention

Indicators moving in the wrong direction

2

Undernourishment prevalence (%)

20 countries · 2014–2016

+4.9%
7

Renewable electricity output (%)

20 countries · 2012–2015

-2.1%
3

Hospital beds (per 1,000)

4 countries · 2014–2015

-1.7%
Strong performance
Moderate
Needs attention
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