ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs South Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
91.9%
in 2022
South Africa
95.3%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
80th
South Africa rank
80th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 95.3% against 91.9% in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 80th of 221 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.7% | 97.9% | 8.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 97.1% | 7.6% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 93.4% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 93.2% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 95.1% | 3.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 95.3% against 91.9% in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and South Africa?
- 3.4%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 80th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release