Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3906 GPIA, in 1984.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 59th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4721 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4729 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4813 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4992 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4917 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4878 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4798 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4718 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4948 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.488 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.472 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4951 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5191 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4352 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3906 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4998 GPIA | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6243 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6666 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6607 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6613 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6568 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6694 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6785 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6908 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7006 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7106 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7224 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7325 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7423 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7536 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7302 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7324 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7006 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7158 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7299 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7504 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7463 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7322 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7683 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7922 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.807 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8044 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8441 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8585 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8523 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.873 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8729 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8944 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9153 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.936 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9567 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9677 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9881 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +27.9% | 0.3906 GPIA | 0.4998 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4839 GPIA | 0.4718 GPIA | 0.4992 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5425 GPIA | 0.3906 GPIA | 0.6666 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7058 GPIA | 0.6568 GPIA | 0.7536 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7398 GPIA | 0.7006 GPIA | 0.7922 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8658 GPIA | 0.8044 GPIA | 0.936 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9852 GPIA | 0.9567 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
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)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3906 GPIA in 1984.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release