Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 7.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 7.54 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 7.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.49 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.80 million | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.11 million | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 2.32 million | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 2.51 million | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 2.60 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.01 million | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 3.41 million | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.87 million | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 4.11 million | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.45 million | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 4.99 million | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 5.14 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.32 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.65 million | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.00 million | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.39 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.67 million | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 7.13 million | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 7.50 million | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 7.54 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 million | 1.49 million | 1.55 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million | 1.58 million | 3.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.10 million | 3.87 million | 6.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 million | 6.39 million | 7.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 7.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release