Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 65.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 65.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 67.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1970.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 216th 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, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.9% | — |
| 1971 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 29.7% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 36.7% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.4% | 24.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 34.8% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 36.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 47.1% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 62.9% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.1% | 67.2% | 2 |
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 secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 65.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release