School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 3.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.13 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.13 million
in 2024
All-time low
634,474
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 3.13 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 3.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 634,474, in 1970.

That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 192nd 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, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 634,474
1971 651,512 +2.7%
1972 668,708 +2.6%
1973 686,254 +2.6%
1974 704,348 +2.6%
1975 722,640 +2.6%
1976 741,315 +2.6%
1977 758,977 +2.4%
1978 778,556 +2.6%
1979 800,541 +2.8%
1980 825,218 +3.1%
1981 850,770 +3.1%
1982 880,588 +3.5%
1983 911,690 +3.5%
1984 940,555 +3.2%
1985 970,177 +3.1%
1986 1.00 million +3.2%
1987 1.03 million +3.2%
1988 1.06 million +3.0%
1989 1.09 million +2.8%
1990 1.13 million +3.0%
1991 1.16 million +3.0%
1992 1.20 million +3.4%
1993 1.24 million +3.3%
1994 1.27 million +2.9%
1995 1.32 million +3.3%
1996 1.36 million +3.6%
1997 1.41 million +3.4%
1998 1.46 million +3.2%
1999 1.50 million +3.0%
2000 1.55 million +3.4%
2001 1.60 million +3.6%
2002 1.66 million +3.4%
2003 1.71 million +3.4%
2004 1.77 million +3.0%
2005 1.82 million +2.9%
2006 1.87 million +2.9%
2007 1.91 million +2.4%
2008 1.96 million +2.4%
2009 2.01 million +2.4%
2010 2.05 million +2.1%
2011 2.10 million +2.7%
2012 2.16 million +2.9%
2013 2.22 million +2.8%
2014 2.29 million +2.9%
2015 2.36 million +2.9%
2016 2.43 million +3.1%
2017 2.51 million +3.5%
2018 2.60 million +3.6%
2019 2.70 million +3.7%
2020 2.79 million +3.4%
2021 2.88 million +3.2%
2022 2.97 million +3.0%
2023 3.06 million +3.2%
2024 3.13 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 714,732 634,474 800,541 10
1980s 957,091 825,218 1.09 million 10
1990s 1.30 million 1.13 million 1.50 million 10
2000s 1.79 million 1.55 million 2.01 million 10
2010s 2.34 million 2.05 million 2.70 million 10
2020s 2.97 million 2.79 million 3.13 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)

  1. 189 Saint Lucia 3,283 compare
  2. 190 Grenada 2,675 compare
  3. 191 Seychelles 2,573 compare
  4. 192 Micronesia (country) 2,480 compare
  5. 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,397 compare
  6. 194 American Samoa 1,901 compare
  7. 195 Antigua and Barbuda 1,845 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 3.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
The highest recorded value was 3.13 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
The lowest recorded value was 634,474 in 1970.
How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release