Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 50.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 50.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2016.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 50.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 207th out of 212 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.8% | — |
| 1998 | 34.8% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 32.8% | 35.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 36.7% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.6% | 50.7% | 7 |
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 to tertiary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 50.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 207th out of 212 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release