Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 18.7% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2008.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 174th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.5% | — |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 18.7% | 5 |
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, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 18.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 174th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release