School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, secondary, female was 44.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 44.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1971.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1971 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 34.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.8% | 44.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 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 0.9738 % 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 school enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 44.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.