Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 47.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 48.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 188th out of 217 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.6% | — |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.6% | 38.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 39.4% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.3% | 48.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 47.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 188th out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release