Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 695,629 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
695,629
Change on year
up 4.8%
Rank
185th
of 204 groups
All-time high
695,629
in 2016
All-time low
447,186
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2016
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2009–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 695,629, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 185th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 447,186 | — |
| 2010 | 474,791 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 530,020 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 570,741 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 614,860 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 640,232 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 663,860 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 695,629 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 447,186 | 447,186 | 447,186 | 1 |
| 2010s | 598,590 | 474,791 | 695,629 | 7 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 695,629 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 695,629 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 447,186 in 2009.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 185th out of 204 groups with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release