Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 105.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
112.5%
in 2014
All-time low
82.5%
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 105.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 112.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 1996.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.6% | — |
| 1971 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 86.2% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 92.3% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 94.7% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 98.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 100.5% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 99.9% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 97.7% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 89.9% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 87.1% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 101.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 100.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 103.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 106.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 107.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 108.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 109.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 112.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 112.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 109.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 107.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 101.5% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 101.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 101.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 102.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 103.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 104.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 105.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 105.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 86.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.5% | 89.9% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 82.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 88.8% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.1% | 101.1% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.3% | 102.7% | 105.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 105.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 112.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 1996.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release