Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 20.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 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, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 20.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 160th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.3% | — |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.2% | 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, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 20.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 160th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release