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 33.7% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 33.7%.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% 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 46.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 62nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 39.1% | — |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 37.0% | 46.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 35.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 29.6% | 39.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 59 Marshall Islands 14.8% compare
- 60 Chad 14.3% compare
- 61 British Virgin Islands 13.9% compare
- 62 El Salvador 13.9% compare
- 63 Senegal 13.6% compare
- 64 Yemen 12.8% compare
- 65 Venezuela 12.7% compare
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 33.7% 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 46.4% in 2004.
- 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 29.6% in 2023.
- 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 62nd 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 12.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release