Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 55.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 55.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 55.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1998.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.9% | — |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 22.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 40.3% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 51.2% | 55.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 55.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release