Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7014 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.7014 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7014 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.2565 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 0.7014 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.7014 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2565 GPIA, in 1973.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.275 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2723 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2615 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2565 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2572 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2623 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2661 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2781 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2803 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2874 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2901 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2943 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3033 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3047 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3097 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3135 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3202 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3444 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3082 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2993 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.326 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3548 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3841 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4115 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4454 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4791 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5137 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5458 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5798 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6184 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6219 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6133 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6062 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5974 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6149 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6208 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6188 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6188 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6146 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6289 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6218 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6053 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6083 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6165 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6191 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6347 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6431 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6469 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6601 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6859 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7014 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2697 GPIA | 0.2565 GPIA | 0.2874 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3088 GPIA | 0.2901 GPIA | 0.3444 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4659 GPIA | 0.326 GPIA | 0.6184 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6155 GPIA | 0.5974 GPIA | 0.6289 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6342 GPIA | 0.6053 GPIA | 0.6859 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7014 GPIA | 0.7014 GPIA | 0.7014 GPIA | 1 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.7014 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7014 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2565 GPIA in 1973.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release