School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 35.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.34 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.34 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.20 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 35.34 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 35.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.20 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.20 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.45 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 8.69 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 8.95 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 9.20 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 9.46 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 9.73 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 10.01 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 10.32 million | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 10.64 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 10.99 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 11.38 million | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 11.78 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 12.21 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 12.63 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 13.10 million | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 13.55 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 14.00 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 14.43 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 14.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 15.30 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 15.66 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 16.02 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 16.40 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 17.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.80 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 18.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 18.67 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 19.59 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.10 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.62 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.17 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.74 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 22.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.07 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.81 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 24.50 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 25.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.02 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 28.34 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.20 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.06 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 31.77 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 33.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 34.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 34.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.34 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.37 million | 8.20 million | 10.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.90 million | 10.99 million | 14.87 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.94 million | 15.30 million | 18.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.61 million | 19.11 million | 24.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.85 million | 25.27 million | 32.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.49 million | 33.28 million | 35.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- 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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 35.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.20 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release