Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 49.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 49.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 49.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.0% | — |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.7% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 27.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 43.0% | 49.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 49.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.