Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 25.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 25.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2022.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 26.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1996.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.6% | — |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.5% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (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 primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 25.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1996.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release