Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 78.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 80.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, 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, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.3% | — |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 65.3% | 67.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 70.3% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 76.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.0% | 79.0% | 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, male in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central was 78.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release