Education in Africa Western and Central 108 indicators covering education for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of infant deaths, female 424,546 2024 down 4.3% 15th Number of infant deaths, male 534,007 2024 down 4.3% 15th Number of under-five deaths, female 706,590 2024 down 8.7% 13th Number of under-five deaths, male 826,674 2024 down 8.6% 13th Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 4.0% 2024 down 6.9% 37th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 8.2% 42nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 36.1% 45th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.2% 2025 down 23.5% 45th Primary education, teachers 48.1% 2024 up 9.8% 40th Persistence to grade 5, total 70.8% 2009 down 13.9% 12th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 160,410 2024 down 1.5% 14th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 102,043 2024 up 16.2% 16th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 89,754 2024 up 6.9% 21st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 101,960 2024 up 7.3% 23rd Trained teachers in primary education 65.4% 2023 up 11.2% 38th Secondary education, teachers 37.0% 2024 up 23.2% 34th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 21st Trained teachers in primary education, female 63.6% 2023 up 9.1% 35th Trained teachers in primary education, male 67.0% 2023 up 13.3% 35th Tertiary education, academic staff 20.1% 2024 down 0.2% 42nd Persistence to grade 5, female 71.8% 2009 down 13.3% 5th Persistence to grade 5, male 69.8% 2009 down 15.1% 5th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expenditure on tertiary education 21.3% 2014 up 3.4% 11th Literacy rate, youth female 66.7% 2024 up 12.0% 40th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.85 GPI 2024 up 4.9% 40th Literacy rate, youth male 78.2% 2024 up 6.3% 39th Literacy rate, youth total 72.5% 2024 up 8.9% 40th Expenditure on secondary education 29.0% 2014 up 12.0% 19th Expenditure on primary education 43.1% 2014 down 12.2% 5th Literacy rate, adult total 61.2% 2024 up 12.2% 39th Literacy rate, adult male 69.4% 2024 up 8.3% 39th Trained teachers in preprimary education 58.5% 2022 up 70.8% 32nd Trained teachers in secondary education 58.6% 2022 up 2.9% 33rd Current education expenditure, total 89.4% 2013 up 0.7% 15th Current education expenditure, primary 93.1% 2014 up 2.0% 6th Current education expenditure, secondary 91.4% 2013 down 1.6% 11th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 61.9% 2022 up 68.0% 27th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 53.9% 2022 down 11.0% 36th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 61.3% 2022 up 10.7% 27th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 46.0% 2022 up 67.5% 33rd Trained teachers in lower secondary education 57.4% 2022 down 5.6% 31st Trained teachers in upper secondary education 60.2% 2022 up 16.7% 30th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 57.2% 2022 down 17.5% 27th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 57.6% 2022 up 1.2% 25th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 50.0% 2022 up 5.8% 24th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 66.2% 2022 up 24.1% 16th Government expenditure per student, primary 10.7% 2013 up 35.1% 17th ← Previous Page 2 of 2