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 46.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 46.4% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% 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 46.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1972.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 186th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.7% | — |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 25.8% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 25.6% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 43.5% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.2% | 46.4% | 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)
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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 46.4% 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 46.4% 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 22.7% in 1972.
- 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 186th 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 4.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release