Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 41.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 41.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 42.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7% | — |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +22.8% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 7.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 17.8% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 41.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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