Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.9%
in 2015
All-time low
56.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 87.1%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 88.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1971.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.8% | — |
| 1971 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 59.7% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 64.8% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 63.2% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 61.9% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 67.8% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.8% | 56.1% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 61.9% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 68.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 69.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 84.2% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.9% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 124 Russian Federation 94.2% compare
- 125 Barbados 94.1% compare
- 126 Kiribati 93.9% compare
- 127 Armenia 93.7% compare
- 128 India 93.0% compare
- 129 North Macedonia 92.7% compare
- 130 Macau, China 91.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release