Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 45.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 45.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 45.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1970.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 179th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.8% | — |
| 1971 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 19.3% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 22.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 39.5% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.6% | 45.1% | 4 |
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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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 45.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 179th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release