Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 54.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 55.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1998.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.3% | — |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 26.6% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 44.8% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 52.0% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (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, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % 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, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 54.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release