Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.1%
in 2015
All-time low
87.6%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 96.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 97.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 1981.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.2% | — |
| 1971 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 91.1% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 87.6% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 87.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 93.4% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release