Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 42.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 42.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 42.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 199th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.0% | — |
| 1971 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 9.1% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 10.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 18.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.5% | 42.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 196 Liberia 37.0% compare
- 197 Yemen 36.8% compare
- 198 Mauritania 36.2% compare
- 199 Mozambique 35.3% compare
- 200 Madagascar 35.3% compare
- 201 Ethiopia 33.3% compare
- 202 Burkina Faso 33.2% compare
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, secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 42.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release