Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.0%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.4%
in 2020
All-time low
34.9%
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 86.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 94.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1970.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 217th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.9% | — |
| 1971 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 41.6% | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 42.9% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 51.6% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 53.5% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.5% | 34.9% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 50.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 50.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 67.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 84.7% | 94.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 86.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release