Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.2%
in 2020
All-time low
44.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 95.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 96.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.8% | — |
| 1971 | 44.7% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 49.7% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 55.6% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 59.3% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 66.5% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 69.3% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 71.2% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 66.4% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 65.7% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 64.5% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 68.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.5% | 44.7% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 63.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 64.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 73.0% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 160 Brunei 95.0% compare
- 161 Iraq 94.9% compare
- 162 San Marino 94.8% compare
- 163 Cote d'Ivoire 94.4% compare
- 164 Ukraine 94.1% compare
- 165 Seychelles 93.5% compare
- 166 Serbia 93.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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