School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 834,045 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
834,045
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
834,045
in 2024
All-time low
171,458
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 834,045. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 834,045 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 171,458, in 1970.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 171,458 | — |
| 1971 | 175,904 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 180,297 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 184,963 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 189,607 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 194,654 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 199,821 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 205,763 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 212,073 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 219,061 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 226,523 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 233,966 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 240,866 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 248,402 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 257,270 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 263,542 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 270,271 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 277,211 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 285,840 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 294,842 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 303,405 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 313,079 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 324,343 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 332,024 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 343,783 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 358,974 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 372,061 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 379,932 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 393,067 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 408,807 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 422,573 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 434,803 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 446,552 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 457,191 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 472,596 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 485,224 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 491,637 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 502,015 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 517,833 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 529,842 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 544,292 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 560,940 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 576,770 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 592,727 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 610,264 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 631,938 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 657,748 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 682,792 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 703,557 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 723,837 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 745,650 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 769,242 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 799,835 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 817,575 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 834,045 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 193,360 | 171,458 | 219,061 | 10 |
| 1980s | 259,873 | 226,523 | 294,842 | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,948 | 303,405 | 408,807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 476,027 | 422,573 | 529,842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 628,486 | 544,292 | 723,837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 793,269 | 745,650 | 834,045 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 834,045 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 834,045 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,458 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release