Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 … tertiary 6 both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 … tertiary 6 both sexes was 295,922 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 295,922, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 323,339 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 237,956, in 2016.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 … tertiary 6 both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 283,319 | — |
| 2015 | 293,179 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 237,956 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 276,608 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 304,995 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 308,947 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 307,380 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 323,339 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 314,299 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 286,609 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 295,922 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 284,167 | 237,956 | 308,947 | 6 |
| 2020s | 305,510 | 286,609 | 323,339 | 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 enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 295,922 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 323,339 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,956 in 2016.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 202nd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release