Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9804 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9804 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9804 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8994 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.9804 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9804 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8994 GPIA, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9418 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9387 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9352 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9269 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9312 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9388 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9374 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9419 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9368 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.937 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9409 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9369 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8994 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9103 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9193 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9303 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9348 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9464 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9545 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9658 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9704 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.9352 GPIA | 0.9418 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9356 GPIA | 0.9269 GPIA | 0.9419 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9349 GPIA | 0.8994 GPIA | 0.9603 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.974 GPIA | 0.9658 GPIA | 0.9804 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9804 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9804 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8994 GPIA in 2011.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release