Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2016.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 8th of 183 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 5 Samoa 1.15 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2016.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 8th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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