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 37.5% 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
In 2022, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% 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 65.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2020.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 | 65.5% | — |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -25.6% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 47.4% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 37.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 28.1% | 37.5% | 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 37.5% 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 65.5% in 1997.
- 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 28.1% in 2020.
- 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 14th 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 up 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release