Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 85.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 89.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1994.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 181st 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, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 56.5% | — |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 56.5% | 63.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 63.6% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.3% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.0% | 89.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 178 British Virgin Islands 80.4% compare
- 179 Angola 79.7% compare
- 180 Nigeria 78.8% compare
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.9% compare
- 182 Pakistan 76.1% compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 76.0% compare
- 184 Lebanon 76.0% compare
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, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 85.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1994.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release