School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.54 million
Change on year
down 11.1%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.73 million
in 2023
All-time low
555,379
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 1.54 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 1.73 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 555,379, in 1998.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 555,379 | — |
| 1999 | 742,852 | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 767,456 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 802,017 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 832,025 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 849,942 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 869,459 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 903,508 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million | +74.0% |
| 2007 | 957,997 | -39.1% |
| 2008 | 984,605 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.62 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.73 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.54 million | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 649,116 | 555,379 | 742,852 | 2 |
| 2000s | 954,569 | 767,456 | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.15 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million | 1.54 million | 1.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 165 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,073 compare
- 166 Gibraltar 937 compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 891 compare
- 168 Cook Islands 878 compare
- 169 Andorra 864 compare
- 170 Anguilla 477 compare
- 171 Palau 237 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 1.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,379 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release