Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 19.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 19.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 33.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2024.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 67th 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 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.3% | — |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 30.1% | 33.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 21.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Africa Western and Central was 19.5% 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2024.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 67th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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