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 3.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% 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 4.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 3.5% | — |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 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 3.0% 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 4.3% in 2001.
- 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 2.9% 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 38th 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 21.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release