Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 9,423 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 9,423. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 9,423 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,732, in 2001.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 189th out of 216 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,376 | — |
| 1999 | 2,403 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2,181 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 1,732 | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 2,120 | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 3,012 | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 4,391 | +45.8% |
| 2005 | 5,352 | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 5,826 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 5,855 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5,864 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,864 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,139 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 6,789 | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 7,092 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7,453 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 8,289 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 8,735 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 9,379 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 9,339 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8,380 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 7,988 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 8,935 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 9,423 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,389 | 2,376 | 2,403 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,220 | 1,732 | 5,864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,958 | 6,139 | 9,379 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,179 | 8,935 | 9,423 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 41.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 16.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 9,423 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,423 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,732 in 2001.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 189th out of 216 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release