Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 1.9% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 3.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 82nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.3% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 1.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release