Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 56.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 56.5%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 56.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1998.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.8% | — |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 37.8% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 39.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.5% | 55.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 185 Sierra Leone 36.4%
- 186 Central African Republic 32.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 56.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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