Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 28.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 28.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 116th out of 183 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.7% | — |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 17.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 24.9% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 113 Solomon Islands 33.2% compare
- 114 El Salvador 32.9% compare
- 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.7% compare
- 116 Bangladesh 31.1% compare
- 117 Qatar 30.4% compare
- 118 Cameroon 30.1% compare
- 119 Marshall Islands 30.0% 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, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 28.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 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, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 116th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release