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 24.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 24.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 37.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2024.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 42nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.8% | — |
| 1998 | 33.3% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 29.3% | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 30.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 30.9% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 24.9% | 31.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
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 24.9% 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 37.6% in 2012.
- 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 24.9% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 42nd out of 214 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 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release