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 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.8%
in 2018
All-time low
98.4%
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
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 99.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% 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 99.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 99.5% | — |
| 1998 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 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 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 99.8% 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 99.8% in 2018.
- 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 98.4% 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 52nd 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 1.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release