Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.2668 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 0.2668 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.1% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.996 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2668 GPIA, in 2024.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 193rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5507 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8219 GPIA | +49.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8355 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8038 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8712 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8847 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8964 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.864 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8779 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8828 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.885 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8612 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8689 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8662 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7165 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8837 GPIA | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8434 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.744 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.891 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8025 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9116 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8742 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.869 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.996 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6918 GPIA | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7427 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2668 GPIA | -64.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -64.1% | 0.7427 GPIA | 0.2668 GPIA |
| 1998 | +49.3% | 0.5507 GPIA | 0.8219 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.736 GPIA | 0.5507 GPIA | 0.8355 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8696 GPIA | 0.8038 GPIA | 0.8964 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8402 GPIA | 0.7165 GPIA | 0.9116 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6743 GPIA | 0.2668 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 4 |
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 primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.2668 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.996 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2668 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 193rd 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. 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 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