Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.1%
in 2023
All-time low
8.2%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 48.0% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 48.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 180th 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, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.2% | — |
| 1971 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 18.9% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 14.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 38.9% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 46.0% | 48.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 48.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release