Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 0.9812 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9812 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7815 GPIA, in 1999.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7846 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7815 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7864 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7964 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7909 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8024 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8123 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8234 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.834 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8465 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8564 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8646 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8769 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8924 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9201 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9257 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9308 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.923 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9355 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9474 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7831 GPIA | 0.7815 GPIA | 0.7846 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8213 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 0.8646 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.8769 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.9648 GPIA | 0.9812 GPIA | 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7815 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, 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