Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 94.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 97.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2000.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 83.4% | — |
| 1998 | 79.5% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 78.6% | 83.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 77.9% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 94.5% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.6% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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