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 99.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2019
All-time low
97.6%
in 2011
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 99.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% 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 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2011.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 64th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.2% | — |
| 1998 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 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 99.6% 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 99.6% 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 97.6% in 2011.
- 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 64th 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 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release