Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 64.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 68.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.0% | — |
| 1998 | 48.2% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 46.2% | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 45.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 58.8% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 64.2% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 155 Afghanistan 76.3% compare
- 156 Bangladesh 75.3% compare
- 157 Nicaragua 73.7% compare
- 158 Zambia 73.3% compare
- 159 Cambodia 71.4% compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 71.3% compare
- 161 Gambia 69.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 64.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release