Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.8%
in 2020
All-time low
40.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 75.8%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 77.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1971.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.4% | — |
| 1971 | 40.3% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 43.7% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 49.9% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 51.9% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 53.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.2% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.5% | 40.3% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 51.3% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 51.1% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 56.4% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.4% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 168 Bermuda 82.5% compare
- 169 Seychelles 81.5% compare
- 170 Madagascar 81.4% compare
- 171 Bangladesh 81.2% compare
- 172 Uganda 80.9% compare
- 173 Zimbabwe 80.2% compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 80.2% 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 secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release