Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2024
All-time low
95.9%
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 99.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.3% | — |
| 1998 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 96.7% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 95.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2011.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release