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 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 71.9% 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 1.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -46.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 0.4% 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 1.7% in 2010.
- 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 0.4% in 2023.
- 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 164th 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 down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release