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 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 79.1% 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 2.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 158th 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -54.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
- 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 0.4% in 2019.
- 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 158th 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 down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release