Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
71.4%
in 2013
All-time low
28.9%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 66.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 71.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.9% | — |
| 1971 | 29.9% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 31.4% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 36.5% | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 42.8% | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 48.8% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 52.0% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 61.2% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 64.2% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 65.9% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 62.2% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 56.4% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 55.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.8% | 28.9% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 51.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 49.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 59.0% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 65.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.7% | 67.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2288 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,485 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4456 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.5853 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9226 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 66.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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