Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 87.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 87.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1970.
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 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.0% | — |
| 1971 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 48.6% | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 50.7% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 55.1% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 59.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 61.6% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 60.9% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.2% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 59.5% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 58.1% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.6% | 42.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 57.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 54.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 74.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 88.7% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 86.4% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 16.52 million (2021)
- 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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 19.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 87.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release