Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.6275 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6275 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6275 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.1837 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 0.6275 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 0.6275 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1837 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1837 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2198 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1911 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2226 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2402 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2479 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2458 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2396 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2405 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2457 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2715 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2726 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2713 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2822 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2965 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2906 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3068 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3086 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3183 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3241 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3292 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3259 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3404 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3548 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3616 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3612 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3705 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.382 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3976 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4031 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4129 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4036 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4366 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4353 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4425 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.447 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4578 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.469 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4751 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4988 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5153 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.539 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5671 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.555 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5711 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5763 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5953 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6112 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6131 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6176 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.623 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6275 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2277 GPIA | 0.1837 GPIA | 0.2479 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2943 GPIA | 0.2713 GPIA | 0.3241 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3626 GPIA | 0.3259 GPIA | 0.4031 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4479 GPIA | 0.4036 GPIA | 0.4988 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5761 GPIA | 0.5153 GPIA | 0.6176 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6253 GPIA | 0.623 GPIA | 0.6275 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.6275 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6275 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1837 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release