Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 78.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1998.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 209th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.3% | — |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 58.3% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 62.9% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 71.5% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.7% | 78.1% | 5 |
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, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release