Primary completion rate, male in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Primary completion rate, male was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 70.4% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 72.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1974.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 51.4% | — |
| 1975 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 57.9% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 59.5% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.1% | 51.4% | 57.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 54.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 51.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 52.2% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.6% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 70.3% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Primary completion rate, male in Africa Eastern and Southern was 70.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1974.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.