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 46.5% 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
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 46.5% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% 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 48.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2005.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 188th out of 208 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.8% | — |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 32.8% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 39.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.5% | 48.1% | 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 46.5% 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 48.1% in 2020.
- 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 32.8% 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 188th out of 208 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 5.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release