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 41.0% 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 41.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% 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 57.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2020.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 8th 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 | 57.6% | — |
| 1999 | 54.2% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 54.2% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 37.7% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 26.6% | 41.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 5 Solomon Islands 53.2% compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 39.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 39.4% compare
- 9 Cape Verde 37.8% compare
- 10 Malawi 36.8% compare
- 11 Uganda 35.0% 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 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 41.0% 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 57.6% 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 26.6% in 2020.
- 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 8th 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 up 19.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release