Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 28.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 28.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 51.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2021.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 16th out of 214 groups with data for 2022, 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 primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.0% | — |
| 1999 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 35.6% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.6% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
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 primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 28.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2021.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 16th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 primary 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