Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 88.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 88.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 216th 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.1% | — |
| 1971 | 41.1% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 43.5% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 51.4% | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 61.5% | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 70.0% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 73.4% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 78.4% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 84.3% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 80.6% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 70.9% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 68.9% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 67.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 69.5% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 39.1% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 67.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 66.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 79.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.8% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release