Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 82.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 82.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 85.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1995.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 181st 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, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 48.6% | — |
| 1994 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.2% | 52.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 54.7% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.3% | 85.3% | 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, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 82.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1995.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release