Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 33.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 33.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 48.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 8th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 48.2% | — |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.4% | 34.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.2% | 37.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- 5 Liberia 65.0% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 55.3%
- 7 Burkina Faso 50.8% compare
- 8 Vanuatu 48.4% compare
- 9 Bhutan 47.4% compare
- 10 Burundi 46.9% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 46.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 33.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 8th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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