Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 49.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 49.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 50.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.6% | — |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 30.7% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 31.2% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 46.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.6% | 4 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 49.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release