Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 78.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 78.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 79.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1998.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.6% | — |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 52.5% | 61.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 62.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 77.0% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.2% | 79.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 16.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 78.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1998.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release