Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 86.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 86.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 91.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 91.6% | — |
| 1998 | 90.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.1% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.4% | 91.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 85.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.6% | 86.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 86.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release