Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 33.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 33.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 34.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1997.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.0% | — |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.0% | 22.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 3.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 33.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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