Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 109.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 109.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 110.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.1% | — |
| 1971 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 79.7% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 81.2% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 84.5% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 86.7% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 89.5% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 91.6% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 95.7% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 95.5% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 94.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 92.3% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 87.4% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 82.9% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 84.9% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 85.4% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 101.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 104.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 108.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 107.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 106.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 107.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 107.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 107.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 107.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 106.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 106.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 106.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 108.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 108.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 109.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 110.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 109.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 109.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 109.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.8% | 76.9% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.0% | 81.5% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.5% | 80.5% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 81.7% | 108.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.3% | 106.2% | 108.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.5% | 109.0% | 110.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 109.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 110.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release