Education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 60,000 2018 up 59.6% 169th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 29.5% 2018 down 0.9% 175th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 143,231 2018 up 61.6% 160th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.27 years 2018 up 6.6% 169th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9487 GPIA 2018 up 4.4% 166th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.77 years 2018 up 2.1% 176th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 70.1% 2023 up 7.1% 178th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 68.9% 2023 up 3.3% 199th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 3.6% 17th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 44.7% 2024 up 9.5% 131st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 56.7% 2024 up 7.1% 142nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.63 GPIA 2024 up 5.0% 110th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.07 GPIA 2023 down 0.4% 17th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 60.5% 2023 up 13.4% 206th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 56.5% 2023 up 13.9% 209th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 69.3% 2024 up 6.0% 146th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.5% 2023 up 2.7% 203rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 63.6% 2024 up 9.5% 141st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 75.3% 2024 up 3.0% 150th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.84 GPIA 2024 up 6.3% 116th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 35.8% 2024 up 13.0% 117th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 72.5% 2024 up 5.3% 147th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 68.3% 2024 up 8.3% 139th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 77.0% 2024 up 2.6% 150th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 82.6% 2024 up 4.5% 146th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.89 GPIA 2024 up 6.0% 103rd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 82.4% 2024 up 1.8% 160th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 17th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 5,526 2023 up 20.4% 84th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 37,003 2023 up 40.4% 172nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 23,252 2023 down 16.2% 58th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 23,157 2023 up 614.5% 145th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 10,305 2023 up 27.3% 122nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 5,339 2023 up 82.7% 122nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 114,294 2023 up 41.3% 169th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 454 2023 up 6,385.7% 152nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 1.7% 131st
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 82.8% 2024 up 7.2% 139th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 7.0% 73rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 35.3% 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 4,733.3% 177th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3,011 2023 up 16.9% 87th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,942 2023 up 18.5% 85th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 451.8% 171st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.4% 2023 up 9.1% 216th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 8.4% 209th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 41.1% 141st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 8.5% 88th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 9.7% 91st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 11.35 million 2024 down 2.2% 75th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 11.64 million 2024 up 20.0% 53rd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 49.0% 2024 down 9.3% 129th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 22.99 million 2024 up 7.9% 69th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.7% 2023 up 6.5% 180th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.2% 2023 down 0.9% 206th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 7.4% 84th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 4,603.1% 124th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 down 7.7% 87th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 118.72 million 2024 up 26.2% 108th
Population of compulsory school age, female 58.87 million 2024 up 26.0% 107th