Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 5.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.66 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.66 million
in 2024
All-time low
981,822
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 5.66 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 5.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 981,822, in 1998.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 981,822 | — |
| 1999 | 1.05 million | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.52 million | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 2.39 million | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 2.81 million | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 3.09 million | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.45 million | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 4.23 million | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 3.25 million | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 3.54 million | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.66 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.84 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.39 million | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 4.89 million | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 5.23 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 5.42 million | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.61 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.66 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 million | 981,822 | 1.05 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million | 1.15 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million | 2.81 million | 4.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 million | 4.89 million | 5.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 18,000 compare
- 147 Cyprus 14,630 compare
- 148 Luxembourg 14,341 compare
- 149 Brunei 13,548 compare
- 150 Cape Verde 12,882 compare
- 151 Montenegro 12,370 compare
- 152 Suriname 12,209 compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 5.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 981,822 in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release