Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 6.58 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.58 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.58 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.42 million
in 1998
Years of data
26
1997–2022
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 6.58 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 6.58 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.42 million, in 1998.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 145th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.65 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.42 million | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 2.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.73 million | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.15 million | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 3.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.44 million | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.70 million | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.97 million | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.18 million | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.57 million | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.92 million | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 5.05 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.19 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.40 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.79 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.44 million | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 6.58 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 2.42 million | 2.65 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million | 2.55 million | 4.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 million | 4.30 million | 5.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 million | 5.94 million | 6.58 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 142 Central African Republic 19,024 compare
- 143 Eswatini 19,012 compare
- 144 Fiji 18,144 compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 17,085 compare
- 146 Cyprus 15,769 compare
- 147 Lesotho 15,578 compare
- 148 Luxembourg 14,164 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 enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 6.58 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release