Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 16.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 22.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2001.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 197th out of 207 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, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 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, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 16.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 197th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release