Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.5815 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5815 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
120th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.8255 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.3184 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.5815 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8255 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3184 GPIA, in 1997.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 120th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3184 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.6728 GPIA | +111.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5212 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7261 GPIA | +39.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7547 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8029 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7844 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8255 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8064 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7903 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8002 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7903 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7846 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7843 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7136 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7834 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6365 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.666 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6913 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6629 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6181 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6273 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4851 GPIA | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4491 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3194 GPIA | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5954 GPIA | +86.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5815 GPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5041 GPIA | 0.3184 GPIA | 0.6728 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7865 GPIA | 0.7261 GPIA | 0.8255 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6669 GPIA | 0.4851 GPIA | 0.7843 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4864 GPIA | 0.3194 GPIA | 0.5954 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 117 France 0.7057 GPIA compare
- 118 Aruba 0.7011 GPIA compare
- 119 Greece 0.6987 GPIA compare
- 120 Republic of Moldova 0.6975 GPIA compare
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6971 GPIA compare
- 122 Belize 0.6927 GPIA compare
- 123 Timor-Leste 0.6917 GPIA compare
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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.5815 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8255 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3184 GPIA in 1997.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 120th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 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