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 26.1% 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
In 2022, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 26.1%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% 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 47.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2016.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 19th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 | 45.8% | — |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 45.8% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 33.3% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.8% | 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 26.1% 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 47.5% in 1999.
- 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 25.1% in 2016.
- 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 19th 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 13.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release