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 65.1% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 65.1%.
The figure is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% 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 65.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2023.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 14th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 | 65.5% | — |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.2% | 48.9% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 45.6% | 65.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- 11 Namibia 52.6% compare
- 12 Uganda 51.9% compare
- 13 Nicaragua 51.5%
- 14 Burkina Faso 51.0% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 50.9% compare
- 16 Eswatini 49.6% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 47.4% 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 65.1% 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 65.5% in 2010.
- 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 45.6% in 2023.
- 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 14th 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 up 31.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release