Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 4.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.03 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.03 million
in 2024
All-time low
879,766
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1998–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 879.8k1999: 890.6k2000: 975.4k2001: 1.1M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.1M2012: 2.2M2013: 2.4M2014: 2.6M2015: 2.8M2016: 3.1M2017: 3.1M2018: 3.2M2019: 3.4M2020: 3.5M2021: 3.6M2022: 3.8M2023: 3.9M2024: 4.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 4.03 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 4.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 879,766, in 1998.

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 178th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 879,766
1999 890,556 +1.2%
2000 975,396 +9.5%
2001 1.08 million +10.4%
2002 1.10 million +2.0%
2003 1.16 million +5.9%
2004 1.20 million +2.9%
2005 1.27 million +5.8%
2006 1.31 million +3.7%
2007 1.39 million +5.8%
2008 1.53 million +9.8%
2009 1.73 million +13.2%
2010 1.90 million +9.7%
2011 2.07 million +9.3%
2012 2.23 million +7.6%
2013 2.39 million +7.4%
2014 2.64 million +10.4%
2015 2.84 million +7.4%
2016 3.06 million +7.9%
2017 3.12 million +1.9%
2018 3.23 million +3.6%
2019 3.36 million +4.1%
2020 3.50 million +4.2%
2021 3.64 million +3.9%
2022 3.84 million +5.3%
2023 3.94 million +2.6%
2024 4.03 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 885,161 879,766 890,556 2
2000s 1.27 million 975,396 1.73 million 10
2010s 2.68 million 1.90 million 3.36 million 10
2020s 3.79 million 3.50 million 4.03 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)

  1. 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,966 compare
  2. 176 Aruba 2,674 compare
  3. 177 Grenada 2,646 compare
  4. 178 Seychelles 2,344 compare
  5. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 2,258 compare
  6. 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,942 compare
  7. 181 Andorra 1,733 compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 4.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
The highest recorded value was 4.03 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
The lowest recorded value was 879,766 in 1998.
How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 11,017 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release