Enrolment in primary education, both sexes … growth annual rate in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes … growth annual rate was 0.6607 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 0.6607 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 20.7 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -6.19 % change on previous year, in 1986.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes … growth annual rate in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.83 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 8.82 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1974 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1975 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +23.5% |
| 1976 | 3.99 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 17.67 % change on previous year | +343.2% |
| 1978 | 20.7 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 16.59 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1981 | 9.85 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 10.65 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1984 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0078 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1986 | -6.19 % change on previous year | +79212.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8028 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1988 | -0.1177 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 1989 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -1860.0% |
| 1990 | 5.06 % change on previous year | +144.3% |
| 1991 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1992 | 6.09 % change on previous year | +104.8% |
| 1993 | 6.35 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1604 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1996 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -3008.6% |
| 1997 | 7.58 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 1998 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1 % change on previous year | +199.8% |
| 2003 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 4.79 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2007 | -0.8083 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2008 | -0.7318 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -779.6% |
| 2010 | 4.05 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 7.63 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 2012 | 4.78 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2013 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8573 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6111 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +362.3% |
| 2017 | 4 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +92.9% |
| 2023 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6607 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, both sexes … growth annual rate in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -79212.5% | -0.0078 % change on previous year | -6.19 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -3008.6% | 0.1604 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +1860.0% | -0.1177 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +779.6% | -0.7318 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +362.3% | 0.6111 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +343.2% | 3.99 % change on previous year | 17.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.84 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 20.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.1 % change on previous year | -6.19 % change on previous year | 10.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 % change on previous year | -0.8083 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 % change on previous year | 0.6111 % change on previous year | 7.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.6607 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 121 Belgium -0.1356 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Cape Verde -0.1371 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Brazil -0.1454 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Italy -0.167 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Serbia -0.2155 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Eswatini -0.236 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Tanzania -0.3307 % change on previous year compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.6607 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.19 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.