Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 89.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 89.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 212th 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, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.4% | — |
| 1971 | 41.2% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 43.5% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 45.0% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 52.2% | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 69.0% | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 72.3% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 76.7% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 81.9% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 77.7% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 66.5% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 39.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 65.9% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 67.3% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 80.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 82.4% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 89.6% | 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)
- 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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- 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, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release