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 21.8% 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
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 21.8%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% 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 47.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2020.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 98th 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 | 38.4% | — |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 38.4% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 22.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.6% | 21.8% | 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), 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 21.8% 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 47.5% 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 20.6% 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 98th 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 1.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release