Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 21.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 21.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 33.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2024.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 59th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33.2% | — |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.7% | 33.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 21.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 59th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary 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