Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
84.7%
in 2021
All-time low
52.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 83.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 84.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 139th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.4% | — |
| 1971 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 56.9% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 58.4% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 60.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 61.6% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 64.7% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 61.2% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 58.2% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 59.3% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 60.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 52.1% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.1% | 57.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 57.8% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 60.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 78.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.6% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 907,932 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release