Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 44.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.5%
in 2024
All-time low
8.9%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 44.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 44.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1971.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.3% | — |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 18.4% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 13.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.4% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 34.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.7% | 44.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 185 Pakistan 46.5% compare
- 186 Afghanistan 45.2% compare
- 187 Sudan 44.9% compare
- 188 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43.0% compare
- 189 Iraq 42.8% compare
- 190 Cameroon 42.5% compare
- 191 Syrian Arab Republic 41.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 44.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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