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 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.7%
in 2024
All-time low
97.2%
in 2012
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 99.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% 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 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2012.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 99.5% | — |
| 1998 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (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 99.7% 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 99.7% 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 97.2% in 2012.
- 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 57th 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 2.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release