Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 67.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
67.2%
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.5%
in 2020
All-time low
30.4%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 67.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 69.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1970.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 215th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.4% | — |
| 1971 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 35.3% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 36.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 38.7% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 40.6% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 43.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 30.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 40.6% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 39.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 52.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.1% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.2% | 69.5% | 2 |
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 secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 67.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release