Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.3%
in 2015
All-time low
60.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 95.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 124th 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.2% | — |
| 1971 | 60.5% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 64.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 65.5% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 69.4% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 68.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 71.2% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.1% | 60.5% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 65.6% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 70.4% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 74.3% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.5% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.3% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 121 Barbados 93.2% compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 93.2% compare
- 123 Togo 92.5% compare
- 124 North Macedonia 92.4% compare
- 125 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.4% compare
- 126 Nicaragua 92.4% compare
- 127 Naoero 92.1% 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release