Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 78.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 85.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1999.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 210th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.7% | — |
| 1998 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.1% | 59.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 61.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 78.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release