Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 72.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 72.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 75.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2015.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 118th of 143 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71.5% | — |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.6% | 71.5% | 71.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 72.7% | 75.0% | 3 |
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 proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 72.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2015.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 118th out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release