Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) is 80.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 81.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.2% | — |
| 1971 | 40.6% | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 41.9% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 44.3% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 48.5% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 51.9% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 46.5% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.1% | 40.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 49.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 44.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 46.8% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 71.1% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.3% | 81.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release