Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 54.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 54.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1998.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 187th 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.6% | — |
| 1999 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.6% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 30.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.2% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.7% | 54.2% | 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release