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 28.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 28.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 41.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2019.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 20th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 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 | 38.0% | — |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.0% | 25.7% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 26.8% | 29.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
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 28.3% in 2023, 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 41.3% in 2011.
- 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 25.7% in 2019.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 20th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- 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 23.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release