Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 74.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 74.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1998.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.2% | — |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 57.2% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 62.4% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 68.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.0% | 74.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0544 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release