Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 96,967 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 96,967, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 96,967 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47,358, in 2009.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 182nd of 205 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 47,358 | — |
| 2010 | 50,148 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 52,386 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 58,100 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 63,490 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 75,842 | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 74,524 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 76,766 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 85,172 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 87,741 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 89,093 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 96,967 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,358 | 47,358 | 47,358 | 1 |
| 2010s | 71,326 | 50,148 | 89,093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,967 | 96,967 | 96,967 | 1 |
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 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 96,967 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 96,967 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,358 in 2009.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 182nd out of 205 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. 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 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release