Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1970.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 211th 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, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.3% | — |
| 1971 | 31.4% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 51.0% | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 57.8% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 61.1% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 65.3% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 69.6% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.3% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 55.7% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 57.5% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 57.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 68.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.8% | 29.3% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 55.7% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 57.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 71.4% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 78.2% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.1% | 88.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release