Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 72.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 72.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 77.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, 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, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.6% | — |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 44.6% | 53.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 55.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.3% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.1% | 77.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 72.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1995.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release