Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 57.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 58.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.1% | — |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.1% | 36.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 36.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 50.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 57.0% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 57.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release