Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1971.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.1% | — |
| 1971 | 24.3% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 28.6% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 29.5% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 31.9% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 34.7% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 40.4% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 24.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 39.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 40.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 47.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 63.9% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 70.8% | 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 secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release