Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 35.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1997.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.1% | — |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.7% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 35.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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