Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 23.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.30 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.30 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.54 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1997201020241997: 4.5M1998: 5.0M1999: 5.2M2000: 5.5M2001: 6.0M2002: 6.4M2003: 6.9M2004: 7.6M2005: 8.2M2006: 8.8M2007: 9.3M2008: 10.3M2009: 11.2M2010: 12.2M2011: 13.0M2012: 13.9M2013: 15.0M2014: 15.7M2015: 16.4M2016: 16.9M2017: 17.6M2018: 18.5M2019: 19.2M2020: 20.2M2021: 20.9M2022: 22.0M2023: 23.0M2024: 23.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 23.30 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 23.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.54 million, in 1997.

That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 70th 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 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 4.54 million
1998 5.00 million +10.1%
1999 5.20 million +4.0%
2000 5.48 million +5.5%
2001 5.96 million +8.7%
2002 6.40 million +7.3%
2003 6.93 million +8.3%
2004 7.56 million +9.1%
2005 8.23 million +8.9%
2006 8.84 million +7.5%
2007 9.29 million +5.0%
2008 10.27 million +10.6%
2009 11.16 million +8.7%
2010 12.25 million +9.7%
2011 13.03 million +6.4%
2012 13.94 million +7.0%
2013 15.00 million +7.6%
2014 15.71 million +4.7%
2015 16.42 million +4.5%
2016 16.87 million +2.7%
2017 17.65 million +4.6%
2018 18.49 million +4.8%
2019 19.21 million +3.9%
2020 20.24 million +5.4%
2021 20.94 million +3.4%
2022 21.98 million +5.0%
2023 22.98 million +4.6%
2024 23.30 million +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.91 million 4.54 million 5.20 million 3
2000s 8.01 million 5.48 million 11.16 million 10
2010s 15.86 million 12.25 million 19.21 million 10
2020s 21.89 million 20.24 million 23.30 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 23.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 23.30 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 4.54 million in 1997.
How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 11,017 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release