Education in Africa Eastern and Southern 71 indicators covering education for Africa Eastern and Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 56.6% 2025 up 4.3% — Population ages 0-14 40.0% 2025 down 6.3% — School enrollment, primary 101.3% 2024 up 0.4% — Primary education, teachers 3.06 million 2024 up 24.1% — School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% 2024 up 2.0% — School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% 2024 down 1.2% — Labor force, total 299.26 million 2025 up 24.5% — Labor force, female 47.2% 2025 up 0.8% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9626 GPI 2020 up 2.4% — School enrollment, secondary 45.6% 2024 up 8.0% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.8 per 1,000 2024 down 26.0% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.75 per 1,000 2024 down 20.2% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.62 per 1,000 2024 down 15.5% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 12.08 per 1,000 2024 down 13.9% — Secondary education, teachers 1.86 million 2024 up 36.9% — School enrollment, secondary, female 42.9% 2022 up 14.0% — School enrollment, secondary, male 47.6% 2022 up 9.9% — School enrollment, tertiary 8.7% 2021 up 12.3% — School enrollment, preprimary 30.2% 2020 up 55.0% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 9.3% 2021 up 6.2% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.0% 2021 up 20.3% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.8935 GPI 2020 up 6.5% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.8621 GPI 2021 up 13.2% — Secondary education, teachers, female 595,055 2024 up 31.5% — Primary completion rate, male 70.4% 2024 up 4.6% — Primary completion rate, female 70.7% 2024 up 8.8% — Government expenditure on education, total 4.0% 2023 down 14.6% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 45.3% 2023 up 8.4% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 30.4% 2020 up 56.6% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 30.0% 2020 up 53.3% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 up 20.0% — Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2024 down 19.0% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 44.6% 2023 up 12.7% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 45.9% 2023 up 4.5% — Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 121.03 million 2024 up 20.9% — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 46.07 million 2024 up 40.6% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 59.8% 2023 up 23.2% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 63.2% 2023 up 16.9% — Number of infant deaths, male 564,954 2024 down 1.2% — Number of under-five deaths, female 623,693 2024 down 5.0% — Number of infant deaths, female 440,239 2024 down 1.9% — Number of under-five deaths, male 774,141 2024 down 3.8% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.5% 2025 up 8.8% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.0% 2025 up 9.4% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 8.1% 2025 up 8.1% — Primary education, teachers 50.3% 2024 up 4.5% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 139,718 2024 down 10.7% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 88,033 2024 up 0.6% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 143,572 2024 up 9.8% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 174,510 2024 up 13.2% — Trained teachers in primary education 66.2% 2020 down 9.0% — Secondary education, teachers 32.1% 2024 down 3.9% — Compulsory education, duration 7.5 years 2025 up 7.1% — Trained teachers in primary education, male 68.3% 2020 down 4.4% — Trained teachers in primary education, female 64.2% 2020 down 13.6% — Tertiary education, academic staff 29.3% 2019 up 12.2% — Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged — Literacy rate, youth female 83.3% 2024 up 7.5% — Page 1 of 2 Next →