Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 58.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 58.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 58.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1995.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 34.0% | — |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 34.0% | 35.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 35.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 48.9% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.2% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 164 Lebanon 68.7% compare
- 165 Guatemala 66.4% compare
- 166 Tokelau 65.1% compare
- 167 Afghanistan 64.4% compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 63.5% compare
- 169 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.4% compare
- 170 Congo 62.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 58.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release