Education in Africa Eastern and Southern 92 indicators covering education for Africa Eastern and Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 40.0% 2025 down 6.3% 8th Population ages 15-64 56.6% 2025 up 4.3% 38th Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million 2024 up 24.1% 30th School enrollment, primary 101.3% 2024 up 0.4% 14th Primary education, teachers 3.06 million 2024 up 24.1% 30th Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person 2024 down 4.7% 29th Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.1% 11th School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% 2024 up 2.0% 18th School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% 2024 down 1.2% 14th Labor force, total 299.26 million 2025 up 24.5% 30th Labor force, female 47.2% 2025 up 0.8% 1st Labor force, total, per capita 0.3794 units per person 2025 down 4.2% 35th Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.6% 12th Labor force, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.3% 4th Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.4% 22nd Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.86 million 2024 up 36.9% 38th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9626 GPI 2020 up 2.4% 31st Human capital composite index -0.8811 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 70.7% 32nd School enrollment, secondary 45.6% 2024 up 8.0% 40th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 12.08 per 1,000 2024 down 13.9% 3rd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.8 per 1,000 2024 down 26.0% 11th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.75 per 1,000 2024 down 20.2% 11th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.62 per 1,000 2024 down 15.5% 3rd Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2043 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.1% 29th Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0024 units per person 2024 up 5.2% 43rd Secondary education, teachers 1.86 million 2024 up 36.9% 38th School enrollment, secondary, female 42.9% 2022 up 14.0% 40th School enrollment, secondary, male 47.6% 2022 up 9.9% 36th School enrollment, tertiary 8.7% 2021 up 12.3% 43rd Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.1% 15th Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 595,055 2024 up 31.5% 36th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 19.3 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.5% 29th School enrollment, preprimary 30.2% 2020 up 55.0% 33rd School enrollment, tertiary, male 9.3% 2021 up 6.2% 43rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.0% 2021 up 20.3% 40th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.8935 GPI 2020 up 6.5% 40th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.8621 GPI 2021 up 13.2% 34th Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.7516 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.9% 27th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0008 units per person 2024 up 1.0% 39th Secondary education, teachers, female 595,055 2024 up 31.5% 37th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.9% 19th Primary completion rate, male 70.4% 2024 up 4.6% 36th Primary completion rate, female 70.7% 2024 up 8.8% 35th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.124 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.1% 41st Government expenditure on education, total 4.0% 2023 down 14.6% 11th Lower secondary completion rate, total 45.3% 2023 up 8.4% 36th School enrollment, preprimary, male 30.4% 2020 up 56.6% 33rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 30.0% 2020 up 53.3% 33rd Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.0% 27th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 up 20.0% 35th Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2024 down 19.0% 10th Lower secondary completion rate, female 44.6% 2023 up 12.7% 36th Lower secondary completion rate, male 45.9% 2023 up 4.5% 37th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Primary education, pupils 121.03 million 2024 up 20.9% 23rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd Secondary education, pupils 46.07 million 2024 up 40.6% 32nd Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre 2023 up 46.7% 40th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 63.2% 2023 up 16.9% 35th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 59.8% 2023 up 23.2% 39th Page 1 of 2 Next →