Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 29.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 29.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 31.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2006.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 213th 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, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.8% | — |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 24.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.5% | 31.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 29.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2006.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release