Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
90.4%
in 2013
All-time low
70.7%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 86.3%.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 90.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1998.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 70.7% | — |
| 1999 | 72.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 70.7% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 74.4% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.3% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release