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 19.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.7%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.0%
in 2000
All-time low
15.0%
in 2002
Years of data
28
1997–2024
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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 19.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% 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 23.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2002.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 16.9% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 15.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.3% | 19.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 131 British Virgin Islands 6.6% compare
- 132 India 6.2% compare
- 133 Palestine, State of 6.1% compare
- 134 Fiji 5.8% compare
- 135 Sudan 5.3% compare
- 136 Central African Republic 5.1% compare
- 137 Maldives 5.1% 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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % 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)
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 19.7% 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 23.0% 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 15.0% in 2002.
- 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 134th 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 6.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release