Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.9%
in 2022
All-time low
2.8%
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 13.7% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 13.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1979.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 163rd 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 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.8% | — |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 13.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1979.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release