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 24.7% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 24.7%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 37.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2024.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 44th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 32.9% | — |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 32.9% | 37.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 34.9% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 27.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 24.7% | 29.6% | 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 24.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% 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 24.7% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 44th out of 214 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 20.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release