Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 24.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 24.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 44.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2024.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 57th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.7% | — |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.1% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 24.5% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 54 Senegal 13.4% compare
- 55 Micronesia, Federated States of 13.4% compare
- 56 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.2% compare
- 57 Marshall Islands 13.1% compare
- 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.7% compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.3% compare
- 60 El Salvador 12.2% compare
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 24.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 57th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release