Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 52.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central is 52.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 53.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1998.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 202nd 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, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.9% | — |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 28.9% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 31.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.9% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central was 52.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release