School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 3.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.00 million
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.00 million
in 2024
All-time low
599,687
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 3.00 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 3.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 599,687, 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, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 599,687 | — |
| 1971 | 619,143 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 640,959 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 664,469 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 685,526 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 703,096 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 719,761 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 734,663 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 750,482 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 768,972 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 789,437 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 800,389 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 826,403 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 858,525 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 881,119 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 893,807 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 920,938 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 956,446 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 990,690 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.26 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.06 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.12 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 688,676 | 599,687 | 768,972 | 10 |
| 1980s | 894,567 | 789,437 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million | 1.07 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 million | 1.48 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.06 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million | 2.65 million | 3.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 187 Saint Lucia 6,431 compare
- 188 Curacao 5,878 compare
- 189 Tonga 5,723 compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 5,555 compare
- 191 Kiribati 5,409 compare
- 192 Seychelles 4,408 compare
- 193 Grenada 4,271 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 3.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 599,687 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release