Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 27.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 27.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 27.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 141st out of 207 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.5% | — |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 16.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.1% | 27.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 27.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 141st out of 207 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release