Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled was 15.44 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 15.44 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 15.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 395,532, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 395,532 | — |
| 1971 | 419,557 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 455,727 | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 502,497 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 521,940 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 554,346 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 589,671 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 630,082 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 733,773 | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 830,984 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 953,760 | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 1.15 million | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 1.40 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.45 million | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.79 million | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.99 million | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 2.01 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.97 million | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.07 million | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.17 million | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.28 million | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.39 million | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.49 million | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2.60 million | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.71 million | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.81 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.92 million | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.05 million | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.21 million | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 3.51 million | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 3.78 million | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.20 million | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 4.67 million | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 5.00 million | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 5.21 million | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.94 million | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 6.68 million | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 7.57 million | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 8.10 million | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 8.84 million | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.22 million | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 9.41 million | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 10.15 million | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 10.07 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.65 million | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 11.28 million | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 12.20 million | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 13.04 million | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 13.86 million | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 14.44 million | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.30 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 15.44 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 563,411 | 395,532 | 830,984 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million | 953,760 | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 million | 2.07 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 million | 3.21 million | 6.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.85 million | 7.57 million | 12.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.42 million | 13.04 million | 15.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 15.44 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 395,532 in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. 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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 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, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 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.