Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.7%
in 2019
All-time low
98.0%
in 2010
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 99.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2010.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 56th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.4% | — |
| 1998 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.76 million (2022)
- 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, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 99.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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