Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 80.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 81.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1998.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.8% | — |
| 1998 | 75.1% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.1% | 76.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 75.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 80.0% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 80.2% | 80.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 85.0% compare
- 84 United Arab Emirates 84.5% compare
- 85 Brazil 84.4% compare
- 86 Republic of Korea 83.8% compare
- 87 Benin 83.7% compare
- 88 Ghana 83.6% compare
- 89 Malaysia 83.5% compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 80.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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