School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 1.88 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 76.6% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 8.02 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 1998.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.02 million | — |
| 1999 | 4.12 million | +304.8% |
| 2000 | 4.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.30 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.41 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.62 million | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.61 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.76 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.04 million | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.33 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.63 million | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 6.12 million | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 6.02 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.32 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.63 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.85 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.12 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.31 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.54 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.78 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.02 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million | -76.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +304.8% | 1.02 million | 4.12 million |
| 2024 | -76.6% | 8.02 million | 1.88 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 million | 1.02 million | 4.12 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.67 million | 4.21 million | 5.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 million | 5.33 million | 7.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.50 million | 1.88 million | 8.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 132 Luxembourg 9,982 compare
- 133 Slovenia 9,969 compare
- 134 North Macedonia 9,895 compare
- 135 Cyprus 9,149 compare
- 136 Mauritius 8,668 compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 7,794 compare
- 138 Belize 7,564 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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 1.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release