Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 6.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 6.06 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 6.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.42 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.45 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.74 million | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.90 million | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 2.14 million | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.57 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.15 million | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 4.08 million | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 4.37 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 5.29 million | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 4.12 million | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 4.53 million | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 4.40 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.04 million | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 5.42 million | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 5.72 million | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.02 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.06 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 million | 1.42 million | 1.45 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.33 million | 1.57 million | 3.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million | 3.67 million | 5.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 million | 5.42 million | 6.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 146 Cyprus 15,769 compare
- 147 Lesotho 15,578 compare
- 148 Luxembourg 14,164 compare
- 149 Brunei Darussalam 13,938 compare
- 150 Djibouti 13,090 compare
- 151 Montenegro 12,723 compare
- 152 Iceland 11,850 compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 6.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release