Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 207 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
1.03 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 9th out of 207 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.12 GPIA compare
- 7 Marshall Islands 1.12 GPIA compare
- 8 Maldives 1.11 GPIA compare
- 9 Bahamas 1.1 GPIA compare
- 10 Madagascar 1.1 GPIA compare
- 11 Gambia 1.1 GPIA compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 1.09 GPIA compare
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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 9th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release