Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 21.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 21.9% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 31.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1999.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 176th out of 209 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.4% | — |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -54.6% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 21.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1999.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 176th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release