Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 73.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 73.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 79.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1995.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.5% | — |
| 1996 | 51.8% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 58.7% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 49.5% | 59.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 60.9% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 73.4% | 79.9% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5154 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 73.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1995.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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