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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.19 years 2024 up 6.9% 201st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9939 GPIA 2024 up 6.3% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 39.0% 2024 up 29.3% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9667 GPI 2024 up 18.7% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 40.3% 2024 up 8.9% 183rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.6% 2024 down 1.9% 72nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.2% 2024 down 26.9% 113th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.4% 2024 up 0.1% 148th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.8% 2024 up 0.4% 107th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.6% 2024 down 1.7% 20th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.9% 2024 down 13.0% 82nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.4% 2024 up 35.4% 200th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.8% 2024 down 2.1% 15th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.5% 2024 down 1.3% 30th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.2% 2024 up 47.2% 205th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.5% 2024 up 23.0% 190th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 943,988 2022 up 80.8% 143rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 645,675 2024 up 14.6% 91st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,269 2023 up 229.5% 166th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 732,319 2022 up 86.9% 146th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 703,664 2024 up 1.5% 107th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 343,520 2022 up 101.4% 154th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 36.4% 2022 up 11.4% 174th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 600,468 2022 up 70.9% 124th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 37.9% 2022 up 39.4% 161st
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 277,243 2022 up 160.4% 146th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 455,076 2022 up 59.4% 132nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,443 2023 up 328.2% 137th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 194,648 2023 up 166.2% 121st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 23,173 2023 up 415.4% 159th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 291,000 2023 up 108.7% 150th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 145.3% 172nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 41,623 2020 up 139.7% 171st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 12,303 2020 up 141.0% 177th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 29,319 2020 up 139.2% 168th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 219.6% 133rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 283.7% 160th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 98.2% 106th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.7% 2023 up 55.4% 175th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 2,675 2023 up 163.0% 134th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 1.02 million 2016 up 27.6% 128th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 443,663 2016 up 25.8% 131st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 572,360 2016 up 29.1% 127th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 90,234 2023 up 34.1% 164th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 95.7% 141st
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 2.0% 2020 up 26.7% 88th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3,115 2023 up 36.2% 108th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3,343 2023 up 35.0% 109th
School age population, early childhood educational development 14.55 million 2024 up 4.4% 56th
School age population, early childhood educational development 14.90 million 2024 up 4.7% 56th
School age population, early childhood educational development 29.45 million 2024 up 4.5% 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1.5% 93rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 0.5% 90th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 21.9% 2024 up 51.8% 176th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2020 up 1,570.4% 111th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 22.6% 2024 up 53.4% 171st
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 21.3% 2024 up 50.3% 176th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 1.9% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2020 up 216.0% 125th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 89,332 2023 up 19.5% 72nd