Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 47.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 47.5% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 47.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.7% | — |
| 1971 | 18.2% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 21.9% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 21.1% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 25.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 47.4% | 47.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 47.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release