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 92.1% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 92.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 161.6% on the previous year and up 154.3% 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 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2020.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 66.4% | — |
| 1998 | 48.4% | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +33.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +161.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +161.6% | 35.2% | 92.1% |
| 2021 | +33.1% | 27.6% | 36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 47.7% | 66.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 37.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 27.6% | 92.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 1 Rwanda 62.1% compare
- 2 Liberia 60.3% compare
- 3 Eritrea 57.7% compare
- 4 Burundi 55.7% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 53.2% compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 39.5% compare
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 92.1% 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 92.1% in 2024.
- 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 27.6% in 2020.
- 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 4th 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 up 154.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release