Education in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)

470 indicators covering education for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, secondary education, female 32.02 million 2024 up 33.5% 110th
School age population, secondary education, male 33.17 million 2024 up 33.8% 110th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million 2024 up 34.9% 119th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million 2024 up 35.2% 119th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million 2024 up 34.6% 118th
Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million 2024 up 27.1% 107th
Enrolment in primary education, female 31.38 million 2024 up 30.1% 105th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million 2024 up 50.3% 138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% 2024 down 0.5% 26th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million 2023 up 22.2% 136th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million 2024 up 51.7% 152nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million 2024 up 38.9% 138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% 2024 up 16.2% 194th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million 2024 up 64.1% 138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% 2024 down 0.8% 22nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.80 million 2020 up 61.3% 166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% 2024 down 0.3% 33rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% 2024 up 9.0% 187th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.0% 2024 up 23.5% 198th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years 2024 up 1.6% 163rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 89.6% 2024 up 3.1% 212th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 48.0% 2023 up 9.1% 201st
Teachers in primary education, female 873,576 2023 up 33.3% 152nd
Teachers in primary education, male 947,845 2023 up 13.5% 94th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 2.26 million 2020 up 54.6% 165th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.54 million 2020 up 72.2% 174th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 64.29 million 2024 up 28.5% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 88.8% 2024 up 4.3% 211th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9823 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 90.4% 2024 up 2.0% 212th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.34 years 2024 up 2.9% 163rd
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years 2024 up 0.4% 161st
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.982 GPIA 2024 up 2.5% 130th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 3.38 million 2024 up 56.9% 151st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 3.22 million 2024 up 46.6% 153rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.23 million 2023 down 7.8% 107th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1.75 million 2023 up 51.4% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 48.0% 2024 up 12.4% 180th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3.04 years 2024 up 12.1% 178th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.42 years 2024 up 5.2% 208th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 69.8% 2024 up 4.8% 208th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.03 million 2023 down 9.1% 99th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.20 million 2023 down 6.6% 110th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 190,670 2023 up 46.5% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 10.0% 2020 up 23.5% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 69.5% 2024 up 8.4% 201st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 48.2% 2024 up 22.9% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 70.1% 2024 up 1.5% 210th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9915 GPIA 2024 up 6.8% 94th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.8% 2024 up 3.8% 186th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 18.3% 59th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.37 years 2024 up 9.3% 198th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.5047 years 2020 up 24.4% 185th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9894 GPIA 2024 up 7.6% 97th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.46 years 2024 up 1.5% 211th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 3.05 years 2024 up 22.5% 172nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.03 years 2024 up 3.5% 184th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 18.3% 71st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 223,626 2022 down 5.0% 161st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.5251 years 2024 up 33.1% 204th