Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 31.31 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 31.31 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 31.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 138th 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.29 million | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 1.57 million | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 1.68 million | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 1.81 million | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 1.95 million | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 2.20 million | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 2.52 million | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 2.96 million | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 3.47 million | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 4.01 million | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 4.62 million | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 5.18 million | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 5.37 million | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 4.84 million | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 4.98 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 5.06 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.98 million | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.26 million | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 5.46 million | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5.68 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 5.89 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.11 million | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 6.31 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 6.52 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 6.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.93 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 7.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 7.70 million | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 8.40 million | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 9.29 million | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 10.19 million | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 11.22 million | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 11.83 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.36 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12.48 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.87 million | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 15.33 million | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 17.21 million | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 18.45 million | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 19.61 million | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 22.51 million | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 20.83 million | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 22.18 million | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 22.02 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.00 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.05 million | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.71 million | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 27.17 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 28.69 million | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 31.08 million | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 31.31 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 million | 1.22 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.55 million | 2.96 million | 5.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.20 million | 5.26 million | 7.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.27 million | 7.70 million | 15.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.56 million | 17.21 million | 25.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.57 million | 27.17 million | 31.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (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 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 31.31 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 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.
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 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.