Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.644 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.644 UIS estimate. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.644 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5017 UIS estimate, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5234 UIS estimate | — |
| 2012 | 0.5264 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5326 UIS estimate | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5472 UIS estimate | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5669 UIS estimate | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5667 UIS estimate | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5761 UIS estimate | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5291 UIS estimate | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5017 UIS estimate | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5048 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5111 UIS estimate | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5818 UIS estimate | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.644 UIS estimate | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5411 UIS estimate | 0.5017 UIS estimate | 0.5761 UIS estimate | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5604 UIS estimate | 0.5048 UIS estimate | 0.644 UIS estimate | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.09 million (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, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.644 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.644 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5017 UIS estimate in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release