Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1328 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.1328 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 81.3% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9274 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0536 GPIA, in 1997.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 201st out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0536 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.7201 GPIA | +1244.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2936 GPIA | -59.2% |
| 2000 | 0.73 GPIA | +148.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7065 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7275 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7333 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7707 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7056 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6821 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7423 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6736 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.673 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.776 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7726 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9274 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7107 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4968 GPIA | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6724 GPIA | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8496 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8256 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7078 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7175 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6941 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5295 GPIA | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6229 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7092 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1328 GPIA | -81.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3558 GPIA | 0.0536 GPIA | 0.7201 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7145 GPIA | 0.673 GPIA | 0.7707 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7457 GPIA | 0.4968 GPIA | 0.9274 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5377 GPIA | 0.1328 GPIA | 0.7092 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.1328 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9274 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0536 GPIA in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 201st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release