School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 848,412 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
848,412
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
848,412
in 2024
All-time low
171,457
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 848,412. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 848,412 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 171,457, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 171,457 | — |
| 1971 | 176,006 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 180,475 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 185,223 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 189,981 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 195,132 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 200,414 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 206,395 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 212,771 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 219,903 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 227,507 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 234,989 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 242,245 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 250,059 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 259,346 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 265,793 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 272,411 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 279,221 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 287,932 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 297,048 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 305,789 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 315,571 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 326,842 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 334,762 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 346,737 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 362,148 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 374,535 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 382,472 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 395,814 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 411,973 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 426,160 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 438,566 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 450,687 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 461,392 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 477,366 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 490,674 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 497,370 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 507,906 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 524,098 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 536,311 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 550,874 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 568,226 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 584,786 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 601,175 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 619,385 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 641,669 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 668,147 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 693,890 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 714,385 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 734,784 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 756,732 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 780,806 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 813,056 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 831,340 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 848,412 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 193,776 | 171,457 | 219,903 | 10 |
| 1980s | 261,655 | 227,507 | 297,048 | 10 |
| 1990s | 355,664 | 305,789 | 411,973 | 10 |
| 2000s | 481,053 | 426,160 | 536,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,732 | 550,874 | 734,784 | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,069 | 756,732 | 848,412 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 187 Guam 1,427 compare
- 188 Tonga 1,302 compare
- 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,226 compare
- 190 Curaçao 1,173 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 1,074 compare
- 192 Seychelles 875 compare
- 193 Grenada 871 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 848,412 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 848,412 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,457 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release