Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 20.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 20.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 28.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2001.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 189th out of 209 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.4% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 14.5% | 20.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central was 20.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2001.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 189th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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