African Statistics Day is an annual event, celebrated on 18th November to raise public awareness of the importance of statistics in all areas of social and economic life.

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is proud to join the rest of the continent in celebrating this event under the theme, “Supporting education by modernizing the production of fit-for-purpose statistics”.

To commemorate the occasion, the NBS is happy to share with you interesting statistics each day throughout the week.

We invite the public to join the conversation online using #AfricaStatisticsDay2024