Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 35.8%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 184 Guinea 23.4% compare
- 185 Madagascar 22.2% compare
- 186 Malawi 21.4% compare
- 187 Burundi 20.7% compare
- 188 Burkina Faso 18.3% compare
- 189 Ethiopia 16.9% compare
- 190 Papua New Guinea 16.2% 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, upper secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release