Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 98.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 98.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.4% | — |
| 1999 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 5 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release