Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9915 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9915 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9915 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5711 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 0.9915 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 0.9915 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5711 GPIA, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 94th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5711 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5892 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6041 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6186 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6204 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6177 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6186 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6526 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6774 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6802 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.683 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.693 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6946 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6657 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6509 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6931 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7278 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7375 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7076 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7498 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7235 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7369 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7479 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7461 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7551 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7671 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7795 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7793 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7804 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7795 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7825 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7901 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7838 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7955 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8049 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8172 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8286 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8371 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8505 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8624 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8742 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8872 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9172 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9228 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9281 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9308 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9221 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9365 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9631 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9753 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.625 GPIA | 0.5711 GPIA | 0.6802 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7003 GPIA | 0.6509 GPIA | 0.7498 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7595 GPIA | 0.7235 GPIA | 0.7804 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8153 GPIA | 0.7825 GPIA | 0.8624 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9233 GPIA | 0.8742 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.984 GPIA | 0.9753 GPIA | 0.9915 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 0.9915 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9915 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5711 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release