Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 20.4%.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 31.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 61st of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.2% | — |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.0% | 31.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 58 Philippines 6.2% compare
- 59 El Salvador 6.0% compare
- 60 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.8% compare
- 61 Belize 5.4% compare
- 62 Austria 5.2% compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 5.2% compare
- 64 Djibouti 4.9% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 20.4% in 2023, 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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 61st out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 primary 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