Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 51.8% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 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 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 51.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.0% | — |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 25.9% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 26.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 41.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 49.3% | 51.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 190 Burkina Faso 43.2% compare
- 191 Mali 43.2% compare
- 192 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.0% compare
- 193 Mozambique 39.2% compare
- 194 Guinea 35.6% compare
- 195 Burundi 32.9% compare
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 27.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 51.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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