Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 48.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 48.6%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 126.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2012.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 27th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 126.5% | — |
| 1998 | 51.9% | -59.0% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | -50.1% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -59.0% | 126.5% | 51.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 51.9% | 126.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 44.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 43.7% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 46.7% | 93.7% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 48.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 126.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release