Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) was 109.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 109.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 109.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.7% | — |
| 1971 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 70.5% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 75.8% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 77.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 80.7% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 83.4% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 88.4% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 90.9% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 90.0% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 82.6% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 79.4% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 77.5% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 78.5% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 100.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 104.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 103.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 103.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 102.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 103.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 103.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 105.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 104.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 105.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 106.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 107.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 107.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 108.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 108.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 108.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 109.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.9% | 67.5% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 77.5% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 78.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 78.5% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.6% | 102.4% | 107.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.5% | 107.8% | 109.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.0% compare
- 18 Mozambique 116.1% compare
- 19 Venezuela 116.0% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 116.0% compare
- 21 Morocco 115.4% compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 114.3% compare
- 23 Peru 113.2% compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 109.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 109.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release