Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
81.2%
in 2014
All-time low
49.6%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 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, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 72.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 81.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1972.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 205th 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, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.7% | — |
| 1971 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 52.1% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 53.8% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 56.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 59.3% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 49.6% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2% | 57.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 55.8% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 59.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 73.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.7% | 73.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 202 Tokelau 52.6% compare
- 203 Burkina Faso 51.5% compare
- 204 Niger 43.7% compare
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 41.3% compare
- 206 Somalia 11.3% compare
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, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 72.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1972.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release