Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6824 GPIA, in 2002.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7651 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7638 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7224 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7285 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6824 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7094 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7346 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7648 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7589 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7539 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7879 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8192 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8225 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8672 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8862 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8744 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8945 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8971 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9201 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9411 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9555 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9703 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9806 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7644 GPIA | 0.7638 GPIA | 0.7651 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7443 GPIA | 0.6824 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8878 GPIA | 0.8192 GPIA | 0.9555 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9703 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6824 GPIA in 2002.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release