Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
221st
of 221 groups
All-time high
38.1%
in 2016
All-time low
3.7%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 33.6% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 38.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1970.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 221st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.7% | — |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 3.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 11.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 30.6% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 33.9% | 5 |
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, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 33.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release