Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 18.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 18.95 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 18.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.28 million | — |
| 1996 | 5.24 million | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.02 million | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 6.12 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.43 million | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 6.70 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.19 million | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 7.43 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.99 million | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 8.43 million | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.78 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.26 million | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.68 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.42 million | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 11.31 million | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 11.99 million | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 13.27 million | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 12.52 million | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 13.06 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.86 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 14.35 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 15.32 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 16.26 million | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 17.32 million | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 17.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 18.47 million | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 18.95 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 million | 5.24 million | 6.43 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.28 million | 6.70 million | 9.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.94 million | 10.42 million | 15.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.75 million | 16.26 million | 18.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 18.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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