Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 69.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 71.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2000.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 140th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.7% | — |
| 1999 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 57.4% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 56.5% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 66.6% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.2% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
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 to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 140th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release