Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 40.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 40.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1998.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.4% | — |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 17.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 31.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.1% | 40.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % 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, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 40.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release