Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 31.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 31.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 43.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2023.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 20th 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: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.5% | — |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 38.0% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 32.4% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.5% | 32.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5154 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 31.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 20th out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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