Primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Primary completion rate, male was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central stood at 68.8%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central peaked at 73.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1974.
That places Africa Western and Central 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 59.0% | — |
| 1973 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 58.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 59.6% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 62.5% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.2% | 58.3% | 62.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 62.4% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.0% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.0% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 68.0% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.6% | 69.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More education data for Africa Western and Central
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1455 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central?
- Primary completion rate, male in Africa Western and Central was 68.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1974.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, male (% 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.