Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 48.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 48.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 48.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1993.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.8% | — |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 20.8% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 25.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 42.3% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.0% | 48.9% | 4 |
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, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 48.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1993.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release