Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 17.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 22.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2021.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.6% | — |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 17.9% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.9% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 17.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release