Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.4%
in 1983
All-time low
49.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 90.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 94.4% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.5% | — |
| 1971 | 51.1% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 53.4% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 61.6% | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 71.1% | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 83.4% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 88.0% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 94.2% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 92.9% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 88.5% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.1% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 77.1% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 79.2% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 86.8% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.6% | 49.5% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.1% | 74.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 74.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 85.2% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 87.3% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 1983.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release