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 22.2% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 22.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% 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 52.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2013.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 117th 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 | 43.0% | — |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 43.0% | 52.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 22.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 114 Jordan 12.5% compare
- 115 San Marino 11.7% compare
- 116 Morocco 11.7% compare
- 117 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
- 118 Madagascar 10.3% compare
- 119 Sri Lanka 10.1% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 10.0% 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 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 22.2% 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 52.1% 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 21.5% in 2013.
- 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 117th 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 0.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release