Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 61.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 61.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 81.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 185th out of 220 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.6% | — |
| 1971 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 79.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.9% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +29.4% | 55.9% | 72.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.8% | 78.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 79.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 77.5% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 55.9% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 62.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.9% | 63.8% | 3 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 61.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 185th out of 220 groups with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release