Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.4%
in 2015
All-time low
27.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 61.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 64.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 28.7%
1971 27.8% -3.3%
1972 28.1% +1.1%
1973 28.5% +1.7%
1974 28.6% +0.1%
1975 28.6% +0.2%
1976 28.8% +0.5%
1977 29.1% +1.1%
1978 29.6% +1.6%
1979 30.3% +2.5%
1980 31.3% +3.2%
1981 32.0% +2.2%
1982 33.9% +6.0%
1983 34.7% +2.5%
1984 35.0% +0.8%
1985 35.0% -0.0%
1986 35.6% +1.8%
1987 35.5% -0.2%
1988 35.7% +0.5%
1989 36.1% +1.1%
1990 36.3% +0.4%
1991 38.2% +5.4%
1992 39.0% +2.0%
1993 40.4% +3.7%
1994 40.8% +1.0%
1995 42.4% +3.8%
1996 42.5% +0.1%
1997 43.2% +1.7%
1998 44.6% +3.3%
1999 44.1% -1.3%
2000 42.6% -3.4%
2001 43.5% +2.3%
2002 44.1% +1.3%
2003 44.4% +0.6%
2004 45.5% +2.6%
2005 46.8% +2.8%
2006 48.5% +3.6%
2007 50.6% +4.4%
2008 50.8% +0.4%
2009 51.7% +1.9%
2010 53.0% +2.5%
2011 53.9% +1.7%
2012 55.7% +3.2%
2013 59.3% +6.5%
2014 61.3% +3.3%
2015 64.4% +5.1%
2016 63.6% -1.2%
2017 63.5% -0.2%
2018 62.0% -2.3%
2019 62.1% +0.2%
2020 61.3% -1.3%
2021 61.6% +0.5%
2022 61.0% -1.0%
2023 60.8% -0.3%
2024 61.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28.8% 27.8% 30.3% 10
1980s 34.5% 31.3% 36.1% 10
1990s 41.2% 36.3% 44.6% 10
2000s 46.8% 42.6% 51.7% 10
2010s 59.9% 53.0% 64.4% 10
2020s 61.1% 60.8% 61.6% 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

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  4. 151 Ghana 75.0% compare
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  6. 153 Panama 74.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1971.
How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,762 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release