Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 78.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 211th 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, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.2% | — |
| 1999 | 60.7% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 58.2% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 63.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 70.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 75.6% | 78.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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