Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1997.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 182nd 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
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 | 30.6% | 27.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.6% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 179 Mauritania 27.0% compare
- 180 Eritrea 25.1% compare
- 181 Congo 25.0% compare
- 182 Afghanistan 24.6% compare
- 183 Benin 24.5% compare
- 184 Guinea 23.4% compare
- 185 Madagascar 22.2% compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1997.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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