Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1997.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.9% | — |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 23.3% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 32.6% | 5 |
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, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 32.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release