Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.979 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.979 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.979 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6437 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 0.979 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 0.979 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6437 GPIA, in 1971.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.654 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6437 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6594 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6726 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6984 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7084 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7124 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7297 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7528 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7641 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7787 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7899 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7956 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8021 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8142 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7996 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8069 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.838 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8239 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8363 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8473 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8518 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8626 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8612 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.829 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8251 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8274 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8325 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8654 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8715 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8751 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8721 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8769 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8879 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9006 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9145 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9215 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9391 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9444 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9456 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9495 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9578 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9569 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9715 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9681 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9624 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9575 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9753 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.979 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6995 GPIA | 0.6437 GPIA | 0.7641 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.808 GPIA | 0.7787 GPIA | 0.838 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8438 GPIA | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.8654 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8987 GPIA | 0.8715 GPIA | 0.9391 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.9715 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.979 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.979 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6437 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release