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 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.3%
in 1998
All-time low
9.6%
in 2013
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
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 13.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% 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 29.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2013.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.3% | — |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 27.4% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 12.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 162 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 162 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 162 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 162 Malawi 0.0%
- 162 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 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 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 13.7% 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 29.3% in 1998.
- 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 9.6% in 2013.
- 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 165th 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 up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release