Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 6.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.46 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.46 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.11 million
in 2000
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 6.46 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 6.46 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.11 million, in 2000.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.15 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.26 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.19 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.11 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.19 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.51 million | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.67 million | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3.70 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.87 million | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.07 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.97 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.99 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.12 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.28 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.67 million | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 4.95 million | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.76 million | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.08 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.18 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.05 million | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 6.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 6.46 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 million | 3.15 million | 3.26 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.63 million | 3.11 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 million | 4.01 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.02 million | 5.18 million | 6.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 166 Kiribati 8,072 compare
- 167 Barbados 7,736 compare
- 168 Tonga 5,194 compare
- 169 Maldives 4,423 compare
- 170 Saint Lucia 4,183 compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 3,909 compare
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,526 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 6.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 million in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release