Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
62.0%
in 2017
All-time low
28.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 60.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 62.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 151st 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, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.6% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 29.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 31.4% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 33.3% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 34.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 38.2% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 28.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 30.6% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 36.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 42.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 51.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.3% | 61.2% | 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, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 60.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release