Education in Africa Western and Central 108 indicators covering education for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 40.9% 2025 down 7.1% 4th Population ages 15-64 56.1% 2025 up 5.7% 42nd Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million 2024 up 22.8% 35th School enrollment, primary 91.1% 2024 up 2.2% 43rd Primary education, teachers 2.08 million 2024 up 22.8% 35th Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person 2024 down 4.1% 25th Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 50.6% 5th School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% 2024 up 3.5% 42nd School enrollment, primary, male 92.4% 2024 up 0.9% 42nd Labor force, female 46.4% 2025 up 1.2% 5th Labor force, total 227.71 million 2025 up 33.7% 34th Labor force, total, per capita 0.4274 units per person 2025 up 4.8% 22nd Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 22.1% 4th Labor force, total, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.0% 8th Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year 2024 down 41.6% 26th Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.96 million 2024 up 56.0% 35th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9474 GPI 2020 up 5.7% 39th Human capital composite index -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 13.8% 43rd School enrollment, secondary 46.3% 2024 up 8.9% 36th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 11.1 per 1,000 2024 down 18.4% 1st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 7.7 per 1,000 2024 down 12.0% 1st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.77 per 1,000 2024 down 22.2% 9th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 10.52 per 1,000 2024 down 19.9% 9th Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2284 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.4% 23rd Secondary education, teachers 1.96 million 2024 up 56.0% 35th Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0038 units per person 2024 up 21.7% 34th School enrollment, secondary, female 46.1% 2024 up 18.8% 35th School enrollment, secondary, male 46.5% 2024 up 0.9% 41st School enrollment, tertiary 10.2% 2021 up 23.8% 36th Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 91.2% 4th Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 724,916 2024 up 92.2% 34th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 23.73 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.3% 17th School enrollment, preprimary 24.1% 2020 down 1.6% 42nd School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.5% 2021 up 36.5% 36th School enrollment, tertiary, male 11.8% 2021 up 15.9% 36th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9019 GPI 2019 up 15.0% 36th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7156 GPI 2021 up 17.8% 41st Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -0.1548 % change on previous year 2024 up 94.7% 41st Secondary education, teachers, female 724,916 2024 up 92.2% 35th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0014 units per person 2024 up 50.0% 33rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 135.6% 4th Primary completion rate, female 64.4% 2024 up 3.8% 42nd Primary completion rate, male 68.8% 2024 down 1.2% 42nd Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2171 units per square kilometre 2023 up 51.6% 25th Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2023 up 18.8% 37th Lower secondary completion rate, total 42.6% 2024 up 8.0% 41st School enrollment, preprimary, female 24.2% 2020 down 1.1% 41st School enrollment, preprimary, male 24.0% 2020 down 2.0% 42nd Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year 2024 up 111.2% 34th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.5% 2023 down 3.7% 39th Government expenditure on education, total 15.3% 2023 up 2.3% 14th Lower secondary completion rate, female 41.3% 2024 up 14.5% 41st Lower secondary completion rate, male 43.8% 2024 up 2.6% 41st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd Primary education, pupils 75.77 million 2024 up 28.3% 29th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 35.36 million 2024 up 46.1% 36th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0797 units per square kilometre 2023 up 80.9% 31st Persistence to last grade of primary, female 62.8% 2023 down 2.7% 39th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 60.2% 2023 down 4.7% 34th Page 1 of 2 Next →