Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 1.89 million in 2016. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2009β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 1.89 million, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 178th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 1.28 million | 1.28 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million | 1.34 million | 1.89 million | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 1.89 million in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2009.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 178th out of 204 groups with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release