Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 65.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 72.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2000.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.3% | — |
| 1998 | 48.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 46.8% | 50.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 46.3% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 60.7% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.8% | 67.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (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 primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 65.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release