Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 77.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 77.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 77.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1998.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 206th 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, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.2% | — |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 51.2% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 55.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 66.1% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 74.9% | 77.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 77.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release