Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 93.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 96.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.9% | — |
| 1999 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 88.9% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 90.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.1% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.8% | 94.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 93.8% 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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release