Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 47.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 47.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 47.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1998.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.5% | — |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 19.8% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 37.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 44.5% | 47.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 47.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release