Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.2258 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.2258 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 76.1% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2258 GPIA, in 2024.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 197th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3108 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.934 GPIA | +200.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8809 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.796 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8768 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8907 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8476 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8314 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8495 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8593 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7865 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7929 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7778 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7178 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9566 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9788 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8865 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9819 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9344 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9295 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8029 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9604 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9438 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2258 GPIA | -76.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7086 GPIA | 0.3108 GPIA | 0.934 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8571 GPIA | 0.7865 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9257 GPIA | 0.7178 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7898 GPIA | 0.2258 GPIA | 1.02 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 primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.2258 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 197th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. 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 primary 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