Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 55.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 55.9% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 55.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1972.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 218th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.1% | — |
| 1973 | 28.1% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 37.4% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 34.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 37.7% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 27.1% | 37.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 34.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 32.6% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 34.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 49.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.6% | 55.9% | 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, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 55.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1972.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 218th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release