Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 252,251 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 252,251, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 (number) 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 456.23 | — |
| 1971 | 467.95 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 621.69 | +32.9% |
| 1973 | 900.35 | +44.8% |
| 1974 | 1,179 | +31.0% |
| 1975 | 1,527 | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 1,882 | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 2,307 | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 2,789 | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 3,385 | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 4,081 | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 4,134 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 4,789 | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 5,228 | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 6,286 | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 7,157 | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 7,963 | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 8,962 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 10,229 | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 10,190 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 11,929 | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 13,614 | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 15,542 | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 17,625 | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 19,423 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 21,358 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 23,456 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 25,804 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 28,275 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 31,028 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 33,310 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 33,513 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38,074 | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 41,100 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 43,057 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 49,664 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 61,067 | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 70,308 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 79,089 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 92,214 | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 117,999 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 129,633 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 147,746 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 171,999 | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 186,876 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 203,421 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 171,830 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 174,910 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 201,924 | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 212,319 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 216,107 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 238,488 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 238,584 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 243,999 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 252,251 | +3.4% |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (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 (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 252,251 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 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 (number) 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 (number)?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.