Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 27.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 27.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1990.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.9% | — |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.4% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 31 Luxembourg 85.3% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 84.4% compare
- 33 Romania 83.8% compare
- 34 Norway 83.5% compare
- 35 Colombia 83.1% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.9% compare
- 37 Denmark 82.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 27.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release