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
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 37.7% 2023 up 20.6% 176th
Teachers in secondary education, female 658,387 2023 up 82.6% 152nd
Teachers in secondary education, male 1.09 million 2023 up 37.2% 128th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.2% 2020 up 32.8% 194th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 11.7% 2020 up 17.7% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7014 GPIA 2020 up 12.8% 206th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4095 years 2020 up 33.1% 188th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5978 years 2020 up 19.1% 181st
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.6851 GPIA 2020 up 11.8% 209th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 8.47 years 2018 up 13.1% 210th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 67.6% 2023 up 1.9% 197th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.9% 2022 down 3.2% 185th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.5445 years 2024 up 37.8% 200th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.5063 years 2024 up 28.5% 206th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 6.7% 3rd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 75.1% 2022 up 8.1% 206th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 55,657 2022 down 22.4% 124th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 167,969 2022 up 2.7% 163rd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 40,036 2023 up 38.0% 182nd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 21.0% 2023 down 5.8% 206th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 150,634 2023 up 49.0% 157th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.11 years 2018 up 19.1% 206th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9209 GPIA 2018 up 10.1% 180th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.81 years 2018 up 8.2% 210th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 65.5% 2023 up 4.9% 196th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 69.5% 2023 down 0.7% 193rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9418 GPIA 2023 up 5.7% 193rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 31.7% 2023 up 34.5% 192nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 44.1% 2023 up 24.6% 192nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.47 GPIA 2023 up 23.7% 177th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2022 up 2.4% 81st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 63.3% 2022 down 1.9% 186th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 60.6% 2022 down 4.4% 183rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 56.6% 2024 up 15.3% 194th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 45.1% 2023 up 9.9% 179th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 47.3% 2024 up 23.3% 194th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 66.0% 2024 up 10.1% 194th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.72 GPIA 2024 up 12.5% 193rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 21.0% 2024 up 57.9% 191st
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 61.0% 2024 up 13.6% 195th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 52.5% 2024 up 19.2% 197th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 69.5% 2024 up 9.6% 192nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 73.2% 2024 up 10.0% 194th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.75 GPIA 2024 up 8.7% 197th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 79.3% 2024 up 7.7% 184th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.85 GPIA 2024 up 4.9% 198th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1,987 2023 up 164.9% 124th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 109,166 2023 up 128.1% 115th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 19,206 2023 down 17.4% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 17,482 2023 up 391.9% 156th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 17,751 2023 up 98.2% 93rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,977 2023 up 169.0% 161st
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 176,012 2023 up 87.6% 148th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 801 2023 up 220.4% 139th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 46.6% 52nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 67.0% 2024 up 12.8% 197th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 96.2% 132nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 38.9% 42nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 137.6% 129th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,123 2023 up 38.2% 104th