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 78.9% 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
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 78.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% 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 80.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1998.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 68.4% | — |
| 1998 | 59.6% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 59.6% | 68.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 68.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.3% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.9% | 80.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 69.2% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 68.4% compare
- 136 Denmark 67.9% compare
- 137 Portugal 67.8% compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 67.4% compare
- 139 Burundi 67.2% compare
- 140 Mexico 66.8% compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.67 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 78.9% 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 80.6% 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 59.6% 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 137th 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 1.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release