Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 3.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 3.26 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 3.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million, in 2000.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 165th 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 upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.61 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.61 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.98 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 2.52 million | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.45 million | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.44 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 3.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.26 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 million | 1.61 million | 1.66 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million | 1.57 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 1.99 million | 2.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 million | 2.63 million | 3.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 3.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release