Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 21.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 21.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2016.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 153rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18.0% | — |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 10.9% compare
- 151 Côte d'Ivoire 10.6% compare
- 152 Guinea 10.6% compare
- 153 Congo 9.4%
- 154 Burundi 8.2% compare
- 155 Burkina Faso 7.5% compare
- 156 Tajikistan 7.3%
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 21.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2016.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 153rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release