Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 24.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 24.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 24.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2007.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 125th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.8% | — |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 15.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 15.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.2% | 24.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 24.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2007.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 125th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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