Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9649 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 0.9649 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.9649 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7745 GPIA, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 181st 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7745 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7865 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7932 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7848 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7955 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8047 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8149 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8246 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8356 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8477 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8572 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8699 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.883 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9073 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.916 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.931 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9218 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9355 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9431 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9649 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7805 GPIA | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.7865 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8146 GPIA | 0.7848 GPIA | 0.8572 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9154 GPIA | 0.8699 GPIA | 0.9431 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9578 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 0.9649 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 178 Serbia 0.9499 GPIA compare
- 179 Fiji 0.9494 GPIA compare
- 180 Togo 0.9483 GPIA compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.9424 GPIA compare
- 182 Tajikistan 0.9371 GPIA compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 GPIA compare
- 184 Eswatini 0.9313 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.9649 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9649 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7745 GPIA in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release