Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 99.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2011.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.0% | — |
| 1998 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2011.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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