Education in Africa Western and Central 87 indicators covering education for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 40.9% 2025 down 7.1% — Population ages 15-64 56.1% 2025 up 5.7% — School enrollment, primary 91.1% 2024 up 2.2% — Primary education, teachers 2.08 million 2024 up 22.8% — School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% 2024 up 3.5% — School enrollment, primary, male 92.4% 2024 up 0.9% — Labor force, total 227.71 million 2025 up 33.7% — Labor force, female 46.4% 2025 up 1.2% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9474 GPI 2020 up 5.7% — School enrollment, secondary 46.3% 2024 up 8.9% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 7.7 per 1,000 2024 down 12.0% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 10.52 per 1,000 2024 down 19.9% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.77 per 1,000 2024 down 22.2% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 11.1 per 1,000 2024 down 18.4% — Secondary education, teachers 1.96 million 2024 up 56.0% — School enrollment, secondary, female 46.1% 2024 up 18.8% — School enrollment, secondary, male 46.5% 2024 up 0.9% — School enrollment, tertiary 10.2% 2021 up 23.8% — School enrollment, preprimary 24.1% 2020 down 1.6% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 11.8% 2021 up 15.9% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.5% 2021 up 36.5% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7156 GPI 2021 up 17.8% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9019 GPI 2019 up 15.0% — Secondary education, teachers, female 724,916 2024 up 92.2% — Primary completion rate, female 64.4% 2024 up 3.8% — Primary completion rate, male 68.8% 2024 down 1.2% — Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2023 up 18.8% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 42.6% 2024 up 8.0% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 24.2% 2020 down 1.1% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 24.0% 2020 down 2.0% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 down 3.7% — Government expenditure on education, total 15.3% 2023 up 2.3% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 41.3% 2024 up 14.5% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 43.8% 2024 up 2.6% — Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 75.77 million 2024 up 28.3% — Secondary education, pupils 35.36 million 2024 up 46.1% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 60.2% 2023 down 4.7% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 62.8% 2023 down 2.7% — Number of under-five deaths, female 706,590 2024 down 8.7% — Number of infant deaths, male 534,007 2024 down 4.3% — Number of infant deaths, female 424,546 2024 down 4.3% — Number of under-five deaths, male 826,674 2024 down 8.6% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 8.2% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.2% 2025 down 23.5% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 36.1% — Primary education, teachers 48.1% 2024 up 9.8% — Persistence to grade 5, total 70.8% 2009 down 13.9% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 89,754 2024 up 6.9% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 102,043 2024 up 16.2% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 101,960 2024 up 7.3% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 160,410 2024 down 1.5% — Trained teachers in primary education 65.4% 2023 up 11.2% — Secondary education, teachers 37.0% 2024 up 23.2% — Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged — Trained teachers in primary education, male 67.0% 2023 up 13.3% — Trained teachers in primary education, female 63.6% 2023 up 9.1% — Tertiary education, academic staff 20.1% 2024 down 0.2% — Persistence to grade 5, female 71.8% 2009 down 13.3% — Page 1 of 2 Next →