Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 42.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.9%
in 2022
All-time low
14.1%
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 42.9% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 42.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1971.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.8% | — |
| 1971 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 14.8% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 17.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 25.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 35.6% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.3% | 42.9% | 3 |
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More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 42.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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