Primary completion rate, female in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Primary completion rate, female was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Africa Western and Central, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 64.4% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Africa Western and Central peaked at 64.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1974.
Africa Western and Central ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 43.7% | — |
| 1973 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 43.1% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 43.1% | 46.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 46.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 50.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 58.2% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.4% | 64.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Africa Western and Central
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.77 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1455 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Africa Western and Central?
- Primary completion rate, female in Africa Western and Central was 64.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1974.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.