Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.897 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.897 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.897 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6711 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 0.897 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.897 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6711 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6711 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6718 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6918 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.704 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7115 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7223 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7375 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7427 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7499 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7598 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7703 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7732 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7759 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7737 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7771 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7777 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7854 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7852 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7825 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.785 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7833 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7839 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8175 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8142 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8111 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8012 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7865 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7886 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7687 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7723 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7936 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8149 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8116 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8109 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.81 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8064 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8046 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8229 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8202 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8236 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8317 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.839 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8557 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8572 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8576 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8667 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8649 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8652 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8657 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8703 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8748 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8825 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8888 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.897 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7162 GPIA | 0.6711 GPIA | 0.7598 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7786 GPIA | 0.7703 GPIA | 0.7854 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7927 GPIA | 0.7687 GPIA | 0.8175 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8119 GPIA | 0.7936 GPIA | 0.8236 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8572 GPIA | 0.8317 GPIA | 0.8682 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8827 GPIA | 0.8703 GPIA | 0.897 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (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, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
- 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), 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.897 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.897 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6711 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release