School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 978,146 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
978,146
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
978,146
in 2024
All-time low
208,879
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 978,146 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 978,146 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 208,879, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 188th 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, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 208,879 | — |
| 1971 | 215,546 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 222,632 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 230,606 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 239,100 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 247,796 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 255,810 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 263,273 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 272,672 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 279,207 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 285,424 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 291,671 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 300,344 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 309,575 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 317,564 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 326,349 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 336,802 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 344,038 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 355,781 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 370,856 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 383,619 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 391,650 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 406,301 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 423,125 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 437,286 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 449,447 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 462,446 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 473,197 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 488,925 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 502,355 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 508,968 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 520,201 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 536,432 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 548,793 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 564,791 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 582,993 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 599,680 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 616,713 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 635,437 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 658,602 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 683,465 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 709,580 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 730,477 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 750,854 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 773,211 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 797,163 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 830,071 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 850,010 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 868,692 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 883,336 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 900,024 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 922,858 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 943,862 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 961,770 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 978,146 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 243,552 | 208,879 | 279,207 | 10 |
| 1980s | 323,840 | 285,424 | 370,856 | 10 |
| 1990s | 441,835 | 383,619 | 502,355 | 10 |
| 2000s | 577,261 | 508,968 | 658,602 | 10 |
| 2010s | 787,686 | 683,465 | 883,336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 941,332 | 900,024 | 978,146 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 185 Barbados 1,602 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,576 compare
- 187 Guam 1,535 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,226 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,200 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,040 compare
- 191 Seychelles 902 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 978,146 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 978,146 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,879 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release