Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 56.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.5%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
153rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
57.6%
in 2021
All-time low
35.7%
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 56.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 57.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1982.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 153rd of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 35.7% | — |
| 1983 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 41.6% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.5% | 35.7% | 37.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 37.5% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.2% | 57.6% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 56.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 153rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release