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 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.8%
in 2019
All-time low
8.0%
in 1997
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 18.0%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% 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 19.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 8.0% | — |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.0% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 2.8% compare
- 147 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 148 Russian Federation 2.7% compare
- 149 Comoros 2.5% compare
- 150 Hong Kong, China 2.5% compare
- 151 Algeria 2.4% compare
- 152 Nepal 2.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (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 18.0% 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 19.8% in 2019.
- 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 8.0% in 1997.
- 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 149th 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 up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release