School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 2.57 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.57 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.57 million
in 2024
All-time low
558,064
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 2.57 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 2.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 558,064, 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, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 558,064 | — |
| 1971 | 575,913 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 595,279 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 616,023 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 637,253 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 658,353 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 680,764 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 700,228 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 718,200 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 733,428 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 750,070 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 767,333 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 788,422 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 811,136 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 833,402 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 851,055 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 873,664 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 906,447 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 941,037 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 970,316 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 998,939 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +3.0% |
| 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 | 1.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.51 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.57 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 647,350 | 558,064 | 733,428 | 10 |
| 1980s | 849,288 | 750,070 | 970,316 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million | 998,939 | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.35 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million | 1.82 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 million | 2.37 million | 2.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 185 Bahamas 4,441 compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 3,697 compare
- 187 Barbados 3,201 compare
- 188 Tonga 2,399 compare
- 189 Curaçao 2,203 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 2,070 compare
- 191 Seychelles 1,806 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 4.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 604,930 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 558,064 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release