Education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 427 indicators covering education for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 48.5% 2024 up 1.5% 100th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 82.6% 2024 up 2.4% 99th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 78.8% 2024 up 4.7% 95th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 86.6% 2024 up 0.1% 100th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 88.8% 2024 up 2.2% 128th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.91 GPIA 2024 up 4.6% 94th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 89.0% 2024 down 0.5% 133rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1,798 2023 up 162.9% 131st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 15,743 2023 up 51.3% 193rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 14,154 2023 down 23.6% 71st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 5,477 2023 up 272.6% 191st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,041 2023 up 5.4% 190th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,806 2023 down 1.6% 166th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 44,205 2023 up 18.1% 201st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 67 2023 — 180th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 10.9% 199th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 88.5% 2024 up 5.1% 123rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 122.2% 69th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 35.4% 11th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 192nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,782 2023 up 20.0% 92nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,744 2023 up 21.6% 88th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 214.9% 183rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.5% 2023 down 0.2% 209th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 27.9% 201st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 16.8% 135th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 2.8% 53rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1.4% 55th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 2.23 million 2024 down 12.1% 110th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 2.12 million 2024 up 27.1% 104th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 51.0% 2024 down 15.0% 117th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 4.35 million 2024 up 3.5% 108th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 56.4% 2024 up 14.2% 153rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 56.5% 2024 up 12.3% 154th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9982 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 150th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 12.8% 134th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 32.60 million 2024 up 36.4% 178th Population of compulsory school age, female 16.26 million 2024 up 36.7% 178th Population of compulsory school age, male 16.34 million 2024 up 36.1% 178th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 7.70 million 2024 up 24.6% 182nd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.5% 2023 down 36.7% 16th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.0% 2024 up 81.7% 123rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.23 million 2024 down 41.8% 150th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.21 million 2024 down 43.5% 150th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 2.44 million 2024 down 42.6% 150th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 3.76 million 2024 up 28.1% 180th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.0% 2024 up 119.8% 108th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 2.8% 2024 up 53.4% 150th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 3.94 million 2024 up 21.4% 183rd Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 up 117.6% 40th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 6.46 million 2024 up 30.4% 169th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 43.1% 19th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 3.26 million 2024 up 29.4% 165th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 18.5% 83rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 3.19 million 2024 up 31.4% 173rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.6% 2023 up 208.4% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 64.4% 2024 down 3.2% 158th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 up 0.7% 24th ← Previous Page 3 of 8 Next →