Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 62.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 62.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 65.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2000.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 158th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.7% | — |
| 1998 | 47.9% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 45.7% | 49.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 44.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 57.0% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.7% | 63.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (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 primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 62.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release