Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.8%
in 2013
All-time low
83.4%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 92.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 93.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 1981.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 82nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.2% | — |
| 1971 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 85.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 84.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.3% | 84.1% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 83.4% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 85.5% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.9% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 79 Eswatini 96.1% compare
- 80 Sri Lanka 96.0% compare
- 81 Senegal 95.8% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.7% compare
- 83 San Marino 95.6% compare
- 84 American Samoa 95.6% compare
- 85 Canada 95.6% compare
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 secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 92.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release