Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 724,525 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 724,525. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 724,525 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 224,883, in 1998.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 107th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 224,883 | — |
| 1999 | 244,063 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 279,873 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 307,444 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 337,153 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 361,688 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 388,526 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 459,434 | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 455,160 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 462,712 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 466,674 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 489,694 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 504,345 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 494,491 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 518,515 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 574,846 | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 600,717 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 629,021 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 623,118 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 622,606 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 648,152 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 692,877 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 724,525 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234,473 | 224,883 | 244,063 | 2 |
| 2000s | 400,836 | 279,873 | 489,694 | 10 |
| 2010s | 590,869 | 494,491 | 692,877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 724,525 | 724,525 | 724,525 | 1 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 724,525 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 724,525 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,883 in 1998.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 107th out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release