Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 83.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 83.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 87.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1994.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 180th 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 52.6% | — |
| 1994 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 57.6% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 52.5% | 58.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 59.2% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.7% | 87.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 83.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1994.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release