Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 59.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 59.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 59.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1970.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 217th of 219 groups on this measure, 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 primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.0% | — |
| 1971 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 37.6% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 39.6% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 46.5% | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 42.5% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 41.5% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 43.1% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.1% | 36.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 40.3% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 37.7% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 39.7% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.4% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 59.5% | 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, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 59.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 217th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release