Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 28.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 28.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 28.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2007.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 115th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.7% | — |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.7% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 17.8% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.2% | 28.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 112 Gambia 35.7% compare
- 113 Fiji 34.4% compare
- 114 Azerbaijan 33.9% compare
- 115 El Salvador 33.7% compare
- 116 Solomon Islands 33.5% compare
- 117 Bangladesh 32.2% compare
- 118 Tanzania 31.3% compare
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 28.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 115th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release