Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 40.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 23rd 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 primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.6% | — |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 36.6% | 39.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 32.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.6% | 27.5% | 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 primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 24.6% 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 23rd 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 primary 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