Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 43.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 56.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1997.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.9% | — |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 30.9% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 33.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 47.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 45.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 43.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release