Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
82.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.0%
in 1997
All-time low
80.2%
in 2019
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 82.0%.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 92.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2019.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 73rd 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 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 92.0% | — |
| 1998 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.2% | 92.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 84.9% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 80.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.2% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 70 Guinea 91.0% compare
- 71 Tajikistan 90.0% compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 89.9% compare
- 73 Madagascar 89.7% compare
- 74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 75 Morocco 88.3% compare
- 76 San Marino 88.3% compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2019.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release