Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 39.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 40.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1998.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.0% | — |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.5% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 28.1% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.3% | 39.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 39.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release