Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 55.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 55.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 55.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1997.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.9% | — |
| 1998 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 41.0% | 48.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 50.2% | 53.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
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)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 55.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release