Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 41.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 41.0% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 51.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1998.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 221st 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.9% | — |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.7% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 28.8% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 43.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.3% | 42.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 41.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release