Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 27.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
17th
of 214 groups
All-time high
36.5%
in 2002
All-time low
27.8%
in 2023
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 27.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 36.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2023.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 17th of 214 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 primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.4% | — |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.4% | 35.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.8% | 28.2% | 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 primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 27.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 17th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 primary 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