Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 81.1%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 81.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.1% | — |
| 1998 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.1% | 54.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 56.3% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 74.4% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.1% | 81.1% | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release