Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9685 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9685 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9685 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8224 GPIA
in 1996
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2023

00.20.40.60.811993200820231993: 0.86 GPIA1994: 0.858 GPIA1995: 0.828 GPIA1996: 0.822 GPIA1997: 0.824 GPIA1998: 0.828 GPIA1999: 0.855 GPIA2000: 0.86 GPIA2001: 0.862 GPIA2002: 0.856 GPIA2003: 0.857 GPIA2004: 0.865 GPIA2005: 0.877 GPIA2006: 0.888 GPIA2007: 0.895 GPIA2008: 0.906 GPIA2009: 0.919 GPIA2010: 0.927 GPIA2011: 0.932 GPIA2012: 0.938 GPIA2013: 0.948 GPIA2014: 0.948 GPIA2015: 0.961 GPIA2016: 0.957 GPIA2017: 0.951 GPIA2018: 0.947 GPIA2019: 0.948 GPIA2020: 0.95 GPIA2021: 0.957 GPIA2022: 0.966 GPIA2023: 0.969 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 0.9685 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 0.9685 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8224 GPIA, in 1996.

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 173rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
1993 0.8595 GPIA
1994 0.8578 GPIA -0.2%
1995 0.8279 GPIA -3.5%
1996 0.8224 GPIA -0.7%
1997 0.8239 GPIA +0.2%
1998 0.8277 GPIA +0.5%
1999 0.8549 GPIA +3.3%
2000 0.8601 GPIA +0.6%
2001 0.8617 GPIA +0.2%
2002 0.8565 GPIA -0.6%
2003 0.8573 GPIA +0.1%
2004 0.8654 GPIA +0.9%
2005 0.8766 GPIA +1.3%
2006 0.888 GPIA +1.3%
2007 0.8945 GPIA +0.7%
2008 0.9063 GPIA +1.3%
2009 0.9187 GPIA +1.4%
2010 0.927 GPIA +0.9%
2011 0.9322 GPIA +0.6%
2012 0.9378 GPIA +0.6%
2013 0.9484 GPIA +1.1%
2014 0.9483 GPIA -0.0%
2015 0.9611 GPIA +1.3%
2016 0.9568 GPIA -0.4%
2017 0.9507 GPIA -0.6%
2018 0.9471 GPIA -0.4%
2019 0.948 GPIA +0.1%
2020 0.95 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9574 GPIA +0.8%
2022 0.966 GPIA +0.9%
2023 0.9685 GPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8392 GPIA 0.8224 GPIA 0.8595 GPIA 7
2000s 0.8785 GPIA 0.8565 GPIA 0.9187 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9457 GPIA 0.927 GPIA 0.9611 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9605 GPIA 0.95 GPIA 0.9685 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)

  1. 170 Libya 0.966 GPIA compare
  2. 171 Pakistan 0.9655 GPIA compare
  3. 172 Tokelau 0.9643 GPIA compare
  4. 173 Viet Nam 0.9608 GPIA compare
  5. 174 Algeria 0.957 GPIA compare
  6. 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.955 GPIA compare
  7. 176 South Africa 0.9543 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.9685 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9685 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8224 GPIA in 1996.
How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release