Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 43.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 43.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 44.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 206th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.2% | — |
| 1987 | 31.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 33.2% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 42.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.8% | 44.0% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 43.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 206th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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