Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 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, male was 60.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 60.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 81.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2007.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 183rd of 220 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.3% | — |
| 1972 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 80.0% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 79.0% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +28.3% | 57.2% | 73.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.0% | 78.1% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 79.6% | 78.5% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 77.7% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 57.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 61.2% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.6% | 62.4% | 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, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 60.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 183rd out of 220 groups with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release