Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 52.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 52.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 54.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2006.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 204th out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.1% | — |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 39.8% | 46.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 48.2% | 54.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
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 to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 52.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2006.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 204th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release