Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9667 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 0.9667 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.9667 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6932 GPI, in 2007.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 139th 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 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7014 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.7353 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.745 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7396 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7356 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7278 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7221 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7252 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7232 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6932 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7341 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7787 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7873 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.777 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8109 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8224 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8146 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8383 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8316 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.849 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8687 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9028 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9345 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.947 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9594 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9644 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9667 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7183 GPI | 0.7014 GPI | 0.7353 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7324 GPI | 0.6932 GPI | 0.7787 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8303 GPI | 0.777 GPI | 0.9028 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9544 GPI | 0.9345 GPI | 0.9667 GPI | 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.9667 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9667 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6932 GPI in 2007.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release