Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 85,555 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 85,555 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 85,555 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,463, in 2014.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 200th out of 205 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 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57,463 | — |
| 2015 | 60,373 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 74,529 | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 67,078 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 74,175 | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 72,980 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 74,828 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 82,353 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 77,319 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 82,906 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 85,555 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67,766 | 57,463 | 74,529 | 6 |
| 2020s | 80,592 | 74,828 | 85,555 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 85,555 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 85,555 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,463 in 2014.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 200th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release