Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 3.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.76 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.76 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.62 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 3.76 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 3.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million, in 1997.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.62 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.73 million | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.81 million | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.91 million | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.45 million | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.50 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.61 million | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.80 million | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.25 million | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 3.34 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.66 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.50 million | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.60 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.71 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.76 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 million | 1.62 million | 1.81 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million | 1.82 million | 2.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 million | 2.45 million | 3.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 million | 3.50 million | 3.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 177 Grenada 2,646 compare
- 178 Seychelles 2,344 compare
- 179 Antigua and Barbuda 2,258 compare
- 180 Micronesia (country) 1,942 compare
- 181 Andorra 1,733 compare
- 182 Dominica 1,314 compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,161 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 3.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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