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 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 85.4% 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 4.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 156th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 0.4% 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 4.1% in 2011.
- 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 0.4% in 2024.
- 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 156th 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 down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release