Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 55.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 56.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 142nd 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 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.5% | — |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.9% | 37.5% | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 45.7% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 53.5% | 56.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 139 Afghanistan 58.2% compare
- 140 Democratic Republic of Congo 57.5% compare
- 141 Lebanon 56.3% compare
- 142 Gibraltar 55.6% compare
- 143 Panama 54.7% compare
- 144 Dominican Republic 54.7% compare
- 145 Myanmar 54.2% compare
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, upper secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 55.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release