Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2008.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 9th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.14 GPIA compare
- 7 Bahamas 1.1 GPIA compare
- 8 Madagascar 1.1 GPIA compare
- 9 Gambia 1.1 GPIA compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 1.09 GPIA compare
- 11 Georgia 1.09 GPIA
- 12 Maldives 1.08 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 9th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release