Education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa 463 indicators covering education for UNICEF: West and Central Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.4% 2024 up 10.4% 136th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.79 years 2024 up 4.0% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 95.8% 2024 up 4.6% 178th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 44.8% 2024 up 9.3% 213th Teachers in primary education, female 1.18 million 2024 up 39.0% 136th Teachers in primary education, male 1.46 million 2024 up 18.9% 77th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 3.09 million 2021 up 46.1% 157th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 2.11 million 2021 up 74.1% 164th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 96.96 million 2024 up 33.5% 82nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 94.1% 2024 up 6.3% 180th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9662 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 180th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 97.4% 2024 up 3.1% 165th School life expectancy, primary, female 5.68 years 2024 up 5.7% 121st School life expectancy, primary, male 5.89 years 2024 up 2.5% 96th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9648 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 190th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 4.26 million 2024 up 60.1% 143rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 4.08 million 2024 up 51.6% 146th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 5.76 million 2024 up 10.6% 59th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 2.58 million 2024 up 65.7% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 47.8% 2024 up 12.9% 184th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3.04 years 2024 up 12.7% 177th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.82 years 2024 up 6.9% 183rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.1% 2024 up 6.1% 192nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 2.70 million 2024 up 10.7% 58th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 3.07 million 2024 up 10.5% 59th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 220,855 2023 up 27.5% 160th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.6% 2021 up 17.6% 189th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 71.2% 2024 up 9.3% 193rd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 45.6% 2024 up 21.2% 181st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 74.9% 2024 up 3.2% 182nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9504 GPIA 2024 up 5.9% 189th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 49.9% 2024 up 6.4% 181st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9144 GPIA 2024 up 13.9% 195th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.55 years 2024 up 10.3% 191st School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4874 years 2021 up 19.0% 189th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9409 GPIA 2024 up 5.9% 196th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.09 years 2024 up 4.1% 180th School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.89 years 2024 up 20.6% 179th School life expectancy, secondary, male 3.19 years 2024 up 6.5% 177th School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9067 GPIA 2024 up 13.2% 196th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 344,569 2024 up 83.8% 140th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.4547 years 2024 up 30.4% 211th Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 32.3% 2024 up 21.7% 200th Teachers in secondary education, female 834,599 2024 up 101.6% 146th Teachers in secondary education, male 1.75 million 2024 up 52.8% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 11.2% 2021 up 9.3% 186th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 7.8% 2021 up 31.6% 201st Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.6995 GPIA 2021 up 20.4% 209th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3958 years 2021 up 32.0% 199th School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.6853 GPIA 2021 up 18.3% 208th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5776 years 2021 up 11.6% 186th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 8.78 years 2018 up 15.1% 200th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 68.2% 2024 up 3.8% 191st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 64.5% 2023 up 5.8% 176th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.4694 years 2024 up 34.1% 211th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.4403 years 2024 up 26.7% 212th School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 5.4% 7th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 79.2% 2024 down 1.6% 201st Teachers in pre-primary education, male 71,708 2024 up 95.9% 100th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 272,861 2024 up 80.9% 152nd ← Previous Page 2 of 8 Next →