Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 20.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 20.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2016.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 159th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.6% | — |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.6% | 20.8% | 5 |
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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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 20.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 159th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release