Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 73.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1998.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.5% | — |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 50.5% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 54.9% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 63.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 70.8% | 73.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release