Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 10.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 13.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2021.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 1st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.8% | — |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 10.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release