Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 252,251 in 2024. β Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 252,251 for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 252,251 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 456.23, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,552 | 456.23 | 3,385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,902 | 4,081 | 10,229 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,805 | 11,929 | 31,028 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,140 | 33,310 | 92,214 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,866 | 117,999 | 212,319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237,886 | 216,107 | 252,251 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 252,251 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 252,251 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 456.23 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release