Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.6%
in 2014
All-time low
31.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 64.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 67.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 217th 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 and secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.8% | — |
| 1971 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 33.9% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 45.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 48.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.9% | 31.8% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 41.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 42.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 46.0% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 60.4% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.5% | 64.3% | 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 secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 64.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release