Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Secondary education, general pupils (% female)
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Development relevance: The share of girls allows an assessment on gender composition in school enrollment. A value greater than 50% indicates participation of more girls at a specific level or programme of education. Limitations and exceptions: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity. Statistical concept and methodology: Percentage of female enrollment is calculated by dividing the total number of female students at a given level of education by the total enrollment at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
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The World Bank
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Secondary education, general pupils (% female)
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1970 41.40459
1971 41.34838
1972 41.24039
1973 41.38375
1974 41.38903
1975 41.08778
1976 40.80091
1977 40.62213
1978 40.6413
1979 40.2613
1980 39.93021
1981 40.02603
1982 40.04206
1983 38.65593
1984 37.9278
1985 40.00392
1986 42.16392
1987 42.7963
1988 42.85182
1989 43.01642
1990 43.46566
1991 43.81825
1992 44.14934
1993 44.39611
1994 44.58855
1995 45.22136
1996 45.42471
1997 45.55266
1998 45.51512
1999 45.55408
2000 45.04293
2001 44.82803
2002 44.11954
2003 44.31183
2004 44.13449
2005 44.30382
2006 44.15681
2007 43.8562
2008 44.48951
2009 44.9025
2010 45.29597
2011 45.47309
2012 46.03579
2013 46.36542
2014 46.32892
2015 46.38044
2016 46.57032
2017 46.73604
2018 46.86261
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Secondary education, general pupils (% female)
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Development relevance: The share of girls allows an assessment on gender composition in school enrollment. A value greater than 50% indicates participation of more girls at a specific level or programme of education. Limitations and exceptions: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity. Statistical concept and methodology: Percentage of female enrollment is calculated by dividing the total number of female students at a given level of education by the total enrollment at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source