Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
213th
of 219 groups
All-time high
63.8%
in 2013
All-time low
42.7%
in 1999
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 63.0%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 63.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 213th 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, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 45.2% | — |
| 1973 | 47.1% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 55.5% | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 47.6% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 45.0% | 55.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 45.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 42.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 44.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 58.2% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 60.1% | 63.0% | 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 primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 63.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 213th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release