Secondary school enrollment — all countries

Secondary school enrollment — Eastern Africa

Secondary school enrollment in Eastern Africa in 2015 — 39.2%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 32.4 pp.

2015 39.2% +9.4 pp vs 2007
World rank
Period maximum 39.2%2015
Period minimum 6.7%1971

Trend over time

1971–2015 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Eastern Africa, 1971–201501020304019711976198119861991199620012006201120151971: 6.7%1972: 7.4%1973: 7.1%1974: 8%1978: 9.5%1979: 10.1%1980: 11.4%1981: 12%1982: 13.3%1984: 15.9%1985: 17%1986: 16.2%1987: 17.3%1988: 19%2007: 29.7%2015: 39.2%
Change over the period: +32.4 pp Annual average: 0.74 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 39.2%
World 75%
Secondary school enrollment — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 39.2
2007 29.7
1988 19 +1.6 pp
1987 17.3 +1.1 pp
1986 16.2 −0.8 pp
1985 17 +1 pp
1984 15.9
1982 13.3 +1.2 pp
1981 12 +0.6 pp
1980 11.4 +1.3 pp
1979 10.1 +0.5 pp
1978 9.5
1974 8 +0.9 pp
1973 7.1 −0.3 pp
1972 7.4 +0.7 pp
1971 6.7

About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.