Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 95.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 101.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2000.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 110th 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.0% | — |
| 1998 | 82.1% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 101.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.4% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 81.0% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 96.9% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 107 Madagascar 98.7% compare
- 108 Malta 98.6% compare
- 109 Kenya 98.4% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 98.3% compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.2% compare
- 112 Iceland 98.2% compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 98.2% compare
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, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release