Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 13.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 13.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 168th 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, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 13.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release