Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 56.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 56.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2005.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 143rd out of 217 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.8% | — |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.7% | 31.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 32.8% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 49.8% | 56.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 140 Honduras 59.1% compare
- 141 Timor-Leste 58.9% compare
- 142 Zimbabwe 56.5% compare
- 143 Botswana 55.9% compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 54.8% compare
- 145 Micronesia, Federated States of 54.7% compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 53.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 143rd out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release