Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.5%
in 2013
All-time low
31.3%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 70.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 72.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 210th 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, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.3% | — |
| 1971 | 32.3% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 39.2% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 44.8% | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 63.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 64.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 61.5% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 51.5% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 53.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 31.3% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 51.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.1% | 50.9% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 59.4% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 66.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.7% | 70.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 70.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release