Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 23.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 29.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 164th out of 209 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.9% | — |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 18.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.3% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 161 Botswana 19.7% compare
- 162 South Africa 18.4% compare
- 163 Angola 16.7% compare
- 164 Papua New Guinea 16.0% compare
- 165 Burundi 14.6% compare
- 166 Benin 12.9% compare
- 167 Syrian Arab Republic 10.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 23.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 164th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release