Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2014
All-time low
58.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 94.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 96.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 178th 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, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.8% | — |
| 1971 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 75.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 76.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 77.4% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 76.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 70.6% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 69.3% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 64.9% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 70.5% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 87.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 89.3% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 175 Philippines 92.1% compare
- 176 Sri Lanka 92.1% compare
- 177 Bahamas 91.6% compare
- 178 American Samoa 91.2% compare
- 179 Palestine 91.0% compare
- 180 El Salvador 90.4% compare
- 181 Malaysia 90.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release