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 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
217th
of 219 groups
All-time high
32.6%
in 2016
All-time low
4.8%
in 1970
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 27.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% 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 32.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 217th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8% | — |
| 1971 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 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 27.9% 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 32.6% in 2016.
- 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 4.8% in 1970.
- 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 217th 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 down 0.8%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release