Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.6%
in 2006
All-time low
79.9%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 85.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 87.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 179th 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.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.0% | — |
| 1971 | 79.9% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 82.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 81.0% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 80.6% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.2% | 79.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 80.6% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 84.5% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 84.5% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 84.0% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.5% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release