Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 81.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1998.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 192nd 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, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.9% | — |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 50.9% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 54.0% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 78.1% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release