Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 13.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 13.4% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1970.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 13.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release