Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.7%
in 2021
All-time low
29.2%
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 60.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 60.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1976.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 152nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.2% | — |
| 1971 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 29.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 30.8% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 32.7% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 33.4% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5% | 29.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 29.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 36.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 41.9% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 50.8% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.8% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 60.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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