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 24.0% 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 24.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% 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 33.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 46th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 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 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.3% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.0% | 25.3% | 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 24.0% 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 33.4% in 2010.
- 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 24.0% 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 46th out of 214 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 9.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release