Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.8873 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8873 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
219th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.8873 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5979 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 0.8873 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.8873 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5979 GPIA, in 1973.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 219th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5996 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.5979 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6124 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6227 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.661 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6688 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6731 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6887 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7132 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7345 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7413 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7612 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7572 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7707 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7798 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7921 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7737 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7956 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8023 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7529 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.777 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7777 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7715 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7817 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7835 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7777 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7709 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7633 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7827 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7835 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7791 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7683 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7734 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7806 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7867 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7804 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7926 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7961 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.804 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8166 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8365 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8411 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8497 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8598 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8586 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8666 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8691 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8731 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8753 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8804 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8845 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8873 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6405 GPIA | 0.5979 GPIA | 0.6887 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7619 GPIA | 0.7132 GPIA | 0.7956 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7759 GPIA | 0.7529 GPIA | 0.8023 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7823 GPIA | 0.7683 GPIA | 0.7961 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8475 GPIA | 0.804 GPIA | 0.8731 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8809 GPIA | 0.8753 GPIA | 0.8873 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 primary education, adjusted in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.8873 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8873 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5979 GPIA in 1973.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 219th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release