Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in WB: Africa Western and Central, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central is 47.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 48.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2005.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 191st of 217 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.9% | — |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 31.9% | 38.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 39.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.0% | 48.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in WB: Africa Western and Central was 47.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2005.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 191st out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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