According to the data available, most countries have closed the gender gap, especially in primary schools enrolment, with most SADC Member States registering 50:50 enrolment for girls than boys at primary school level.
|
Country |
Primary 2016/17 |
Secondary 2016/17 |
Tertiary 2016/17 |
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|
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
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|
Botswana |
48.7 |
51.3 |
51.9 |
48.1 |
58.7 |
41.3 |
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|
Lesotho |
49 |
51 |
57.2 |
42.8 |
58.5 |
41.5 |
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|
Madagascar |
49.7 |
50.3 |
49.8 |
50.2 |
47.6 |
52.4 |
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|
Malawi (2015) |
50.5 |
49.6 |
47.1 |
52.9 |
39.2 |
60.8 |
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|
Mauritius (2015) |
49.4 |
50.6 |
50.5 |
49.5 |
56.4 |
43.6 |
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|
Mozambique |
48 |
52 |
49.6 |
50.4 |
44.3 |
55.7 |
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|
Seychelles |
49.6 |
50.4 |
51.0 |
49.0 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
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South Africa |
50.6 |
49.4 |
50.9 |
49.1 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
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|
Swaziland (2015) |
50.2 |
49.8 |
49.8 |
50.2 |
50.9 |
49.1 |
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|
Tanzania |
50.8 |
49.2 |
51.5 |
48.5 |
31.6 |
68.4 |
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Zambia |
50.2 |
49.8 |
47.7 |
52.3 |
42.2 |
57.8 |
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Zimbabwe |
50.3 |
49.7 |
50.4 |
49.6 |
52.1 |
47.9 |
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No data for Angola and Namibia
Source National Statistics Offices, Ministries of Education, UNESCO
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