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 27.1% 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
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 27.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 38.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2023.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 24th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 31.6% | — |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 32.3% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.1% | 29.7% | 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 27.1% 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 38.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 24th out of 214 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 8.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release