Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 51.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 51.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 52.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1999.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.6% | — |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 31.9% | 32.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 32.4% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.5% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.7% | 52.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 199 Central African Republic 20.7% compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 51.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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