Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 40.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 40.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 40.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1971.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 211th 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, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.9% | — |
| 1971 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 13.7% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 13.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 20.5% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 34.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.6% | 40.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 40.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1971.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release