Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 32.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
13th
of 215 groups
All-time high
39.6%
in 2010
All-time low
32.1%
in 2022
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 32.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 39.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2022.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 13th of 215 groups on this measure, 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.2% | — |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 38.2% | 39.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 34.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 34.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.1% | 39.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 10 Burundi 49.6% compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
- 12 Mozambique 48.2% compare
- 13 Uganda 47.9% compare
- 14 Nicaragua 47.4% compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 47.0% compare
- 16 Eswatini 45.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 32.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 13th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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