Education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

439 indicators covering education for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.3% 2022 down 18.3% 185th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years 2024 down 4.1% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.4% 2024 down 2.0% 127th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 54.2% 2024 up 4.9% 167th
Teachers in primary education, female 1.36 million 2024 up 25.9% 125th
Teachers in primary education, male 1.14 million 2024 up 13.7% 85th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 3.02 million 2023 up 37.9% 159th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 2.74 million 2023 up 44.9% 155th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 99.95 million 2024 up 15.5% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 97.8% 2024 down 0.5% 124th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9878 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.0% 2024 down 3.4% 128th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.15 years 2024 down 2.6% 26th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.24 years 2024 down 5.6% 29th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9858 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 113th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 8.85 million 2024 up 47.0% 93rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 9.20 million 2024 up 50.0% 92nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 8.67 million 2024 up 14.4% 44th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1.24 million 2024 up 17.3% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 43.6% 2022 up 6.9% 205th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.57 years 2022 up 10.0% 209th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.71 years 2022 down 2.5% 194th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 72.9% 2022 down 2.7% 193rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 3.92 million 2024 up 10.1% 43rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 4.75 million 2024 up 18.1% 45th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 203,231 2018 up 75.0% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.2% 2023 up 9.2% 197th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 72.1% 2022 down 0.6% 183rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 42.9% 2022 up 9.8% 197th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 73.7% 2022 down 4.7% 201st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9781 GPIA 2022 up 4.3% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 44.3% 2022 up 4.3% 208th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9681 GPIA 2022 up 5.3% 151st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.6 years 2022 down 0.1% 183rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4661 years 2024 up 6.3% 196th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9752 GPIA 2022 up 4.8% 149th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.82 years 2022 down 4.7% 204th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.51 years 2022 up 13.2% 207th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.63 years 2022 up 7.1% 212th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9564 GPIA 2022 up 5.7% 157th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 469,585 2023 up 40.3% 126th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.01 years 2024 up 29.4% 137th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 39.3% 2024 down 0.3% 173rd
Teachers in secondary education, female 487,170 2024 up 17.0% 169th
Teachers in secondary education, male 752,994 2024 up 17.5% 156th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 9.7% 2023 up 6.4% 205th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.8% 2023 up 12.4% 183rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9092 GPIA 2023 up 5.6% 165th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4387 years 2024 up 10.0% 185th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8884 GPIA 2024 up 6.4% 172nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.4939 years 2024 up 3.3% 207th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.53 years 2018 up 4.2% 172nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 69.5% 2023 up 5.2% 180th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 58.4% 2023 up 13.7% 208th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.9966 years 2024 up 28.0% 136th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.02 years 2024 up 30.8% 137th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9808 GPIA 2024 down 2.2% 178th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 84.0% 2023 up 3.5% 177th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 75,344 2023 up 19.0% 95th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 394,241 2023 up 45.3% 126th