Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 108.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
108.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
120.6%
in 2011
All-time low
84.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 108.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 120.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 30th 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | — |
| 1971 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 88.4% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 91.0% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 93.9% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 93.0% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 94.2% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 98.2% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 96.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 92.6% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 90.1% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 88.4% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 97.8% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 101.8% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 100.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 100.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 101.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 102.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 104.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 106.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 108.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 109.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 112.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 115.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 114.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 115.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 120.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 119.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 118.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 117.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 116.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 113.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 111.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 110.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 110.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 109.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 108.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 108.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 108.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 108.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 84.8% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 88.4% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 96.1% | 101.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.3% | 98.6% | 115.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.3% | 110.0% | 120.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.5% | 108.0% | 109.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 108.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release