Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 2.55 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 2.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 754,903, in 1997.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 754,903 | — |
| 1998 | 773,870 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 800,716 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 890,639 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 999,514 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.77 million | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.36 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.46 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.42 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.34 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.30 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.46 million | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.55 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 776,496 | 754,903 | 800,716 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 890,639 | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 1.77 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million | 2.30 million | 2.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 754,903 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release