Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.1%
in 2022
All-time low
1.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 8.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 9.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 907,932 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 8.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release