Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 64.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) is 64.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 69.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 202nd 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 primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.0% | — |
| 1971 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 38.6% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 43.6% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 46.5% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 48.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 45.6% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 42.1% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 36.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 42.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 34.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 35.4% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 56.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 63.9% | 69.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 64.5% 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 202nd 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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