Education in WB: Africa Western and Central 454 indicators covering education for WB: Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% 2024 up 4.8% 183rd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.48 years 2024 up 0.9% 155th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 91.1% 2024 up 2.2% 211th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 48.1% 2024 up 9.8% 200th Teachers in primary education, female 1.00 million 2024 up 34.9% 145th Teachers in primary education, male 1.08 million 2024 up 13.4% 88th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 2.72 million 2021 up 53.3% 162nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.89 million 2021 up 78.3% 168th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 75.77 million 2024 up 28.3% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 89.7% 2024 up 3.5% 207th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9706 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 172nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 92.4% 2024 up 0.9% 209th School life expectancy, primary, female 5.4 years 2024 up 2.4% 155th School life expectancy, primary, male 5.57 years 2024 down 0.4% 152nd School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9696 GPIA 2024 up 2.8% 179th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 3.83 million 2024 up 53.2% 147th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 3.66 million 2024 up 44.4% 150th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 3.77 million 2024 down 1.0% 75th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1.96 million 2024 up 56.0% 138th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 46.3% 2024 up 8.9% 189th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.97 years 2024 up 8.6% 182nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.45 years 2024 up 3.5% 206th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 69.6% 2024 up 3.0% 211th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.73 million 2024 down 1.6% 75th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 2.04 million 2024 down 0.5% 75th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 225,696 2024 up 47.2% 159th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 10.2% 2021 up 23.8% 182nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 68.8% 2024 up 6.7% 204th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 46.1% 2024 up 18.8% 180th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 70.4% 2024 down 0.2% 209th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9773 GPIA 2024 up 6.9% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 46.5% 2024 up 0.9% 201st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9901 GPIA 2024 up 17.7% 118th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.33 years 2024 up 7.5% 202nd School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.5202 years 2021 up 25.2% 183rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9744 GPIA 2024 up 7.5% 151st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.55 years 2024 down 0.0% 209th School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.95 years 2024 up 18.4% 177th School life expectancy, secondary, male 3 years 2024 up 0.6% 190th School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9859 GPIA 2024 up 17.7% 126th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 267,605 2022 up 2.1% 156th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.5093 years 2024 up 28.9% 209th Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 37.0% 2024 up 23.2% 184th Teachers in secondary education, female 724,916 2024 up 92.2% 149th Teachers in secondary education, male 1.24 million 2024 up 40.4% 118th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 11.8% 2021 up 15.9% 179th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.5% 2021 up 36.5% 185th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7156 GPIA 2021 up 17.8% 204th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4271 years 2021 up 36.6% 186th School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.6986 GPIA 2021 up 15.4% 205th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.6114 years 2021 up 18.3% 180th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 8.53 years 2018 up 12.7% 208th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 66.6% 2024 up 1.1% 201st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.5% 2023 down 3.7% 196th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.5269 years 2024 up 32.9% 208th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.4923 years 2024 up 25.1% 209th School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 5.8% 6th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 78.7% 2022 up 9.0% 203rd Teachers in pre-primary education, male 57,038 2022 down 21.7% 120th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 210,567 2022 up 11.3% 155th ← Previous Page 2 of 8 Next →