Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
94.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.4%
in 1991
All-time low
93.4%
in 2010
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 94.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 96.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2010.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 37th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.4% | — |
| 1971 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 96.0% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 95.8% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.7% | 94.8% | 3 |
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 secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 94.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release