Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.5934 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 0.5934 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.8345 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2542 GPIA, in 1997.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 117th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2542 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.6655 GPIA | +161.8% |
| 1999 | 0.502 GPIA | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7212 GPIA | +43.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7529 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8054 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7906 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8345 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8125 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7948 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8026 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7886 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7842 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7913 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7145 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7859 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6215 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6552 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6842 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6594 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6175 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6071 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4787 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3716 GPIA | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2976 GPIA | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6089 GPIA | +104.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5934 GPIA | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +161.8% | 0.2542 GPIA | 0.6655 GPIA |
| 2022 | +104.6% | 0.2976 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4739 GPIA | 0.2542 GPIA | 0.6655 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7887 GPIA | 0.7212 GPIA | 0.8345 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6615 GPIA | 0.4787 GPIA | 0.7913 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4679 GPIA | 0.2976 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.5934 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8345 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2542 GPIA in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 117th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 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