Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 73.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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 73.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 77.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 215th 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, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.4% | — |
| 1998 | 51.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 53.8% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 70.5% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 70.9% | 73.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 73.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release