Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.5%
in 2023
All-time low
63.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 97.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 97.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.5% | — |
| 1971 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 78.6% | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 85.2% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 87.7% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 91.2% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 96.0% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 95.4% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 92.2% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 81.4% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.4% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.6% | 63.5% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.5% | 77.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 77.2% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 84.6% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 90.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 94.8% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 162 Chad 94.9% compare
- 163 Canada 94.9% compare
- 164 Cayman Islands 94.7% compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 94.6% compare
- 166 Suriname 94.1% compare
- 167 Bahamas 94.1% compare
- 168 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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