Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 107.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
107.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
114.3%
in 2011
All-time low
80.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 107.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 114.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.0% | — |
| 1971 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 81.4% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 83.4% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 86.0% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 88.0% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 93.4% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 92.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 87.5% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 85.7% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 98.5% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 93.9% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 100.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 102.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 105.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 106.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 108.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 112.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 111.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 112.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 114.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 114.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 113.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 113.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 113.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 110.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 108.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 108.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 108.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 107.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 107.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 107.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 107.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 107.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.8% | 80.3% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.3% | 85.7% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 93.6% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.9% | 94.7% | 112.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.8% | 108.1% | 114.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.4% | 107.2% | 107.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 26 Cameroon 114.4% compare
- 27 Togo 114.3% compare
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 113.7% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 113.4% compare
- 30 Peru 112.8% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 112.5% compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 112.3% 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, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 107.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release