Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 94.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 95.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.4% | — |
| 1998 | 69.9% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 68.0% | 72.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 68.8% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.3% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 907,932 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release