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 19.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
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 19.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% 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 24.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2013.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.2% | — |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 23.2% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 18.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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 19.6% 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 24.9% 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 18.2% 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 136th 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 up 5.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release