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 6.2% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% 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 11.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 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 6.2% 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 11.1% 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 3.4% in 2015.
- 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 205th 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 47.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release