Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 57.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 58.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.6% | — |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 37.6% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 44.7% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 55.2% | 58.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 57.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release