Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 2.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 3.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.9% | — |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 5 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 2.1% 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release