Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 50.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 50.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 50.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1997.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 196th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.6% | — |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 23.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 39.5% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 47.8% | 50.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 193 Mozambique 39.2% compare
- 194 Guinea 35.6% compare
- 195 Burundi 32.9% compare
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 27.5% compare
- 197 Niger 25.5% compare
- 198 Chad 22.9% compare
- 199 Central African Republic 17.1% compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 50.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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