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 0.1%
Rank
154th
of 219 groups
All-time high
58.3%
in 2021
All-time low
36.4%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 56.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% 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 58.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1983.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 154th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 36.4% | — |
| 1984 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 36.4% | 37.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 37.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 41.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 49.1% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 54.1% | 58.3% | 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 58.3% 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 36.4% in 1983.
- 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 154th 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 12.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release