Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2005–2024
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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 50.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 51.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2005.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 179th out of 217 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.3% | — |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 33.3% | 40.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 41.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 51.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 50.0% 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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2005.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 179th out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release