School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, secondary, female was 34.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 34.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 34.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.2% | — |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 19.0% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 29.5% | 34.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 526.96 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 34.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.