Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 82.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 91.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1997.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 205th 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, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.0% | — |
| 1998 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 66.0% | 67.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 68.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 82.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.7% | 82.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release