Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Southern Africa

Primary school enrollment in Southern Africa in 2017 — 87.6%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 20.9 pp.

2017 87.6% +3.1 pp vs 2015
World rank
Period maximum 90.4%2012
Period minimum 53%1971

Trend over time

1970–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Southern Africa, 1970–2017506070809010019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 66.7%1971: 53%1972: 54.1%1973: 55.8%1974: 61%1976: 65.2%1977: 67%1978: 64.2%1979: 65.2%1980: 67%1981: 68.9%1983: 71.6%1984: 72.3%1985: 74.3%1986: 74.4%1987: 75.4%1988: 75.9%1989: 76%1990: 75.9%1991: 86.2%1992: 77.8%1993: 75.8%1994: 87.8%1995: 88.1%1996: 76.3%1998: 84.6%1999: 85.7%2000: 85.6%2001: 86.6%2002: 87.4%2003: 88.9%2004: 88.8%2005: 88.5%2006: 87.9%2007: 87.5%2008: 87.5%2009: 86.9%2010: 89.7%2012: 90.4%2013: 89.8%2014: 87%2015: 84.5%2017: 87.6%
Change over the period: +20.9 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 87.6%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 87.6
2015 84.5 −2.5 pp
2014 87 −2.8 pp
2013 89.8 −0.6 pp
2012 90.4
2010 89.7 +2.8 pp
2009 86.9 −0.6 pp
2008 87.5 +0 pp
2007 87.5 −0.4 pp
2006 87.9 −0.6 pp
2005 88.5 −0.3 pp
2004 88.8 −0.1 pp
2003 88.9 +1.5 pp
2002 87.4 +0.8 pp
2001 86.6 +1 pp
2000 85.6 −0.2 pp
1999 85.7 +1.2 pp
1998 84.6
1996 76.3 −11.8 pp
1995 88.1 +0.3 pp
1994 87.8 +12 pp
1993 75.8 −2 pp
1992 77.8 −8.4 pp
1991 86.2 +10.3 pp
1990 75.9 −0.1 pp
1989 76 +0.1 pp
1988 75.9 +0.5 pp
1987 75.4 +1 pp
1986 74.4 +0.1 pp
1985 74.3 +2 pp
1984 72.3 +0.6 pp
1983 71.6
1981 68.9 +2 pp
1980 67 +1.7 pp
1979 65.2 +1.1 pp
1978 64.2 −2.9 pp
1977 67 +1.8 pp
1976 65.2
1974 61 +5.3 pp
1973 55.8 +1.7 pp
1972 54.1 +1.1 pp
1971 53 −13.7 pp
1970 66.7

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.