Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.1%
in 2015
All-time low
58.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 87.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 92.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1971.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.1% | — |
| 1971 | 58.3% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 62.6% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 65.9% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.6% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 63.7% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 58.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.3% | 63.7% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 69.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 71.9% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.9% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.6% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 124 Barbados 93.7% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 93.4% compare
- 126 French Polynesia 92.9% compare
- 127 Zambia 92.9% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 92.8% compare
- 129 Kiribati 92.8% compare
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.6% 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 secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 87.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release