Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 85.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.5%
in 2020
All-time low
63.9%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 85.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 88.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1999.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.0% | — |
| 1998 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 63.9% | 66.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 65.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 85.6% | 88.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 165 Côte d'Ivoire 88.3% compare
- 166 Benin 88.1% compare
- 167 Paraguay 87.1% compare
- 168 Puerto Rico 86.8% compare
- 169 El Salvador 86.6% compare
- 170 Romania 84.4% compare
- 171 Comoros 84.0% 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 85.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release