Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 106.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
106.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
110.1%
in 2015
All-time low
75.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 106.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 110.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1971.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.4% | — |
| 1971 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 78.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 80.9% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 84.0% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 82.9% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 88.6% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 84.8% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 95.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 102.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 103.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 105.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 108.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 107.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 108.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 108.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 108.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 109.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 109.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 110.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 108.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 106.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 106.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 106.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 106.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 105.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 106.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 106.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 106.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.9% | 75.8% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 83.0% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 90.6% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.4% | 90.8% | 108.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.2% | 106.0% | 110.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.3% | 105.9% | 106.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 106.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 110.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release