Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 6.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 6.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 6.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 210th 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.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -40.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +97.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +97.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1971 | -40.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 6.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release