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 21.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
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 21.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% 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 40.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 31.6% | — |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 34.1% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 31.6% | 40.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 21.5% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (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 21.1% 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 40.4% in 1998.
- 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 19.4% in 2020.
- 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 85th 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 up 4.1%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release