Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 34.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.4%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
10th
of 215 groups
All-time high
49.9%
in 2000
All-time low
33.7%
in 2021
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 34.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 49.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2021.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 10th out of 215 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.3% | — |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.0% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 34.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.7% | 34.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 7 Vanuatu 53.3% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 50.8% compare
- 9 Bhutan 50.0% compare
- 10 Burundi 49.6% compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
- 12 Mozambique 48.2% compare
- 13 Uganda 47.9% compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 34.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2021.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 10th out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release