Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 30.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 30.6%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 33.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.0% | — |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 18.3% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.3% | 33.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 39 Russian Federation 105.9% compare
- 40 Israel 105.5% compare
- 41 Sri Lanka 105.3% compare
- 42 Georgia 105.2% compare
- 43 Greece 105.0% compare
- 44 South Africa 104.5% compare
- 45 Hong Kong, China 103.9% compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 30.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.