Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 38.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 38.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 46.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.8% | — |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 24.3% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 38.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 37.1% | 39.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 38.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release