Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 53.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 53.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 54.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1999.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 193rd 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, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.0% | — |
| 1998 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.5% | 35.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 35.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 49.8% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.4% | 54.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 190 Malawi 41.9% compare
- 191 Mozambique 41.6% compare
- 192 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 193 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.4% compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 33.4% compare
- 195 Chad 30.7% compare
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 25.7% 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, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 53.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release