Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 27.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 27.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 43.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2021.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 18th out of 214 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.9% | — |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 42.9% | 43.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 34.8% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.6% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 27.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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