Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 108.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
108.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
110.0%
in 2014
All-time low
65.4%
in 1999
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 108.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 110.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 25th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | — |
| 1971 | 72.1% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 76.8% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 78.3% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 85.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 82.3% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 84.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 79.7% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 81.6% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 72.3% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 78.6% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 76.6% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 79.6% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 77.5% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 74.3% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 101.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 102.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 103.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 106.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 108.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 107.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 110.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 107.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 107.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 106.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 106.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 106.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 107.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 109.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 108.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 108.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 108.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.0% | 72.1% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 76.9% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 65.4% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 69.4% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.2% | 103.1% | 110.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.5% | 107.6% | 109.3% | 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, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 108.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release