Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 primary education, female was 65.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 65.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 66.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 196th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 46.4% | — |
| 1973 | 46.0% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 48.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 48.4% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 53.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 59.4% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 64.7% | 66.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 34.1% compare
- 194 Central African Republic 31.2% compare
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 primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 65.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 196th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release