Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 51.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1999.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.4% | — |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 26.6% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 41.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 49.4% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 51.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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