Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 26.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 26.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 35.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 47th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 34.3% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.5% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.3% | 29.4% | 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)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 26.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 47th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release