Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 0.8892 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8892 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
215th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9472 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.2935 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 0.8892 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.9472 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2935 GPIA, in 1971.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 215th out of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2938 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2935 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3095 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3493 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3953 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3986 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.405 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4245 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4215 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4282 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.449 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4698 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4842 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5059 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5053 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5196 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.517 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5361 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5639 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5354 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5067 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.63 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6509 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.666 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7014 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7281 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7258 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7196 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7077 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7038 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7112 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7364 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7192 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6952 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6891 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6831 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6973 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7133 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7217 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7582 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8165 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8254 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8225 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8233 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8598 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8749 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8779 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8762 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8743 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8735 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8886 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9472 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8892 GPIA | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3719 GPIA | 0.2935 GPIA | 0.4282 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5086 GPIA | 0.449 GPIA | 0.5639 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6676 GPIA | 0.5067 GPIA | 0.7281 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.707 GPIA | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.7364 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8395 GPIA | 0.7582 GPIA | 0.8779 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8946 GPIA | 0.8735 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.8892 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9472 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2935 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 215th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release