Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 65.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.5%
in 2013
All-time low
16.3%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 65.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 65.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 215th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.3% | — |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 19.0% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 29.9% | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 34.2% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 41.6% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 16.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 36.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 39.2% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 46.4% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 56.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.3% | 65.2% | 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 secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 65.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release