Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.7%
in 2024
All-time low
29.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 86.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 86.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th 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, female (%) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.0% | — |
| 1971 | 31.2% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 42.9% | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 59.5% | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 62.8% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 67.4% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 72.3% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 72.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 63.7% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 58.1% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 59.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 62.6% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 68.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 71.8% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 29.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 58.1% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 59.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 71.8% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 76.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 83.5% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 47.5% compare
- 214 Somalia 19.0% compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release