School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, early childhood education, male was 2.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 2.64 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 2.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 166th out of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.25 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.20 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.40 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.50 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.64 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 1.25 million | 1.32 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.35 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 million | 1.82 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million | 2.44 million | 2.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 163 Iceland 14,514 compare
- 164 Maldives 12,691 compare
- 165 Cape Verde 12,670 compare
- 166 Suriname 10,795 compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 9,801 compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 9,188 compare
- 169 Vanuatu 9,044 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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 166th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release