Central Africa
Where secondary school enrolment ratios differed by sex
Chad’s 2024 gross secondary enrolment ratio was 19.44% for girls and 27.44% for boys. Gabon’s 2019 observation ran the other way, with the female ratio above the male ratio. The newest observation year differs across Central Africa.
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Female
Shared scale · 0% to 72.05%
Male
Shared scale · 0% to 72.05%
Switch between the female and male ratios. The dates beside the country names are observation years.
Chad’s gap narrowed between the observed years
Chad’s female ratio increased from 14.20% in 2019 to 19.44% in 2024. The male ratio moved from 26.03% to 27.44%. The gap narrowed from 11.83 to 8.00 percentage points as the female ratio rose faster. Source 2 Source 3
Cameroon and DR Congo show different gaps
In Cameroon, the 2023 ratios were 42.49% female and 47.17% male. DR Congo’s most recent matched ratios were 42.95% female and 67.81% male in 2021. DR Congo’s all-student series has a later point in 2023, but the sex breakdown for that year is absent. Source 2 Source 3 Source 1
Gabon’s latest pair showed a higher female ratio
Gabon’s 2019 female ratio was 72.05%, compared with 68.48% for male pupils. The newest pairs for the Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic date to 2012 and 2017. Those points provide historical context and cannot establish current country rankings. Source 2 Source 3
Gross enrolment includes pupils outside the official age range
UNESCO divides enrolment at a level, regardless of age, by the population of official school age for that level. Late entry, early entry or grade repetition can affect the ratio. This indicator does not report the share of age-eligible children actually in class or the share completing secondary school. Source 4