Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 86.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 86.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 90.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1999.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 170th 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, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.6% | — |
| 1998 | 69.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 67.9% | 70.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 69.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 87.1% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 86.8% | 90.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 167 Bangladesh 86.6% compare
- 168 Bermuda 86.4% compare
- 169 Puerto Rico 86.4% compare
- 170 El Salvador 85.6% compare
- 171 Comoros 85.1% compare
- 172 Romania 84.8% compare
- 173 Guinea 83.7% 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, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 86.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release