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 92.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.7%
in 1991
All-time low
92.6%
in 2024
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
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 92.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% 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 98.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 110th 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 | 97.7% | — |
| 1971 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.0% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 93.0% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.6% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 107 Equatorial Guinea 94.8% compare
- 108 Belize 94.5% compare
- 109 Djibouti 94.5% compare
- 110 Uganda 94.4% compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 94.3% compare
- 112 Lithuania 94.2% compare
- 113 South Africa 94.2% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 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 92.6% 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 98.7% 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 92.6% in 2024.
- 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 110th 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 down 0.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release