Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 32.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 32.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 44.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 17th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.9% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.9% | 43.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 40.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 34.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 32.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 17th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release