Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.1%
in 1991
All-time low
92.0%
in 2014
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 92.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 98.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2014.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.7% | — |
| 1971 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.9% | 96.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.1% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 86 Ghana 95.5% compare
- 87 Papua New Guinea 95.4% compare
- 88 Georgia 95.4% compare
- 89 Benin 95.2% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 95.2% compare
- 91 Bhutan 95.1% compare
- 92 United Arab Emirates 95.0% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % 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), 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 92.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2014.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release