Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8464 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 0.8464 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.9585 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7462 GPIA, in 2018.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 83rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8827 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8669 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8699 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9089 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8579 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8866 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8279 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8541 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9585 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7553 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7657 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7462 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.82 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7643 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8555 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8464 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8731 GPIA | 0.8669 GPIA | 0.8827 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8381 GPIA | 0.7462 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.822 GPIA | 0.7643 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 3 |
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.8464 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9585 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7462 GPIA in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 83rd out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion 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 4.5%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release