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 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 6.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% 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 8.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 8.5% | — |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 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 6.5% 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 8.5% in 1998.
- 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 3.9% in 2013.
- 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 190th 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 up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release