Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 3.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 3.38 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 4.20 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 837,601, in 1999.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 151st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 992,197 | — |
| 1982 | 1.03 million | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.15 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.21 million | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 1.26 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.49 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.59 million | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 837,601 | -49.6% |
| 2000 | 981,821 | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.37 million | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.92 million | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 3.54 million | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 4.20 million | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million | -48.8% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 2.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.61 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.74 million | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.86 million | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 2.82 million | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.34 million | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 3.38 million | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -49.6% | 1.66 million | 837,601 |
| 2014 | -48.8% | 4.20 million | 2.15 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 992,197 | 1.28 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.40 million | 837,601 | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million | 981,821 | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 million | 2.15 million | 4.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 million | 2.32 million | 3.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 148 Eswatini 11,269 compare
- 149 Luxembourg 11,009 compare
- 150 Guadeloupe 10,883 compare
- 151 Libya 10,692 compare
- 152 Martinique 10,554 compare
- 153 Afghanistan 10,383 compare
- 154 Cape Verde 9,978 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 3.38 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 837,601 in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 697 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 697 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.