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 18.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% 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 20.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2013.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 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 | 18.7% | — |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 20.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 127 Senegal 6.8% compare
- 128 Kiribati 6.7% compare
- 129 Madagascar 6.7% compare
- 130 Cape Verde 6.3% compare
- 131 Mauritius 6.3% compare
- 132 Macau, China 5.5% compare
- 133 Pakistan 5.5% 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 18.7% in 2023, 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 20.2% in 1998.
- 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 16.4% in 2013.
- 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 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- 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 up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release