Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 69.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.8% | — |
| 1971 | 19.0% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 20.4% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 21.4% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 25.6% | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 34.2% | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 39.5% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 17.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 36.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 38.5% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 46.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 58.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.0% | 69.5% | 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, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 69.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release