Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 36.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 36.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1971.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 213th 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, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.7% | — |
| 1971 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 14.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 20.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 210 Central African Republic 12.8% compare
- 211 Guinea-Bissau 12.8% compare
- 212 Somalia 2.8% compare
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, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 36.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release