Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 70.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
70.3%
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.0%
in 2020
All-time low
23.2%
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 70.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 73.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1971.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.1% | — |
| 1971 | 23.2% | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 24.4% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 25.2% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 30.6% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 34.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 39.2% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 41.6% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 23.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 39.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 38.4% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 45.9% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 66.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 70.3% | 73.0% | 3 |
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 secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 70.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1971.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release