Education in WB: Africa Western and Central

454 indicators covering education for WB: Africa Western and Central.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 45,350 2024 up 46.9% 177th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 20.1% 2024 down 0.2% 211th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 180,346 2024 up 47.3% 145th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.12 years 2018 up 18.5% 205th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9096 GPIA 2018 up 9.6% 196th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 8.93 years 2018 up 8.1% 209th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 64.4% 2024 up 3.8% 201st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 68.8% 2024 down 1.2% 200th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9364 GPIA 2024 up 5.1% 206th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 32.8% 2023 up 33.1% 191st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 45.4% 2023 up 23.2% 191st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.48 GPIA 2023 up 23.1% 173rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% 85th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 62.8% 2023 down 2.7% 197th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 60.2% 2023 down 4.7% 186th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 57.2% 2024 up 13.7% 193rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 42.6% 2024 up 8.0% 204th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 48.1% 2024 up 20.9% 193rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 66.2% 2024 up 8.9% 193rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.73 GPIA 2024 up 12.3% 190th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 21.9% 2023 up 54.6% 190th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 61.2% 2024 up 12.2% 194th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 52.9% 2024 up 17.5% 195th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 69.4% 2024 up 8.3% 195th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 72.5% 2024 up 8.9% 200th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.76 GPIA 2024 up 8.6% 196th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 78.2% 2024 up 6.3% 191st
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 2,281 2023 up 77.9% 119th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 132,302 2023 up 106.2% 100th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 38,644 2023 up 11.8% 39th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 25,037 2023 up 452.7% 143rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 25,841 2023 up 95.2% 73rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,997 2023 up 159.0% 160th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 235,538 2023 up 84.1% 125th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 827 2023 up 228.2% 138th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 45.2% 40th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 66.7% 2024 up 12.0% 201st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 32.3% 130th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 16.8% 9th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 144.2% 138th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,562 2023 up 45.2% 96th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2,423 2023 up 47.2% 92nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 311.0% 124th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.0% 2023 up 36.9% 133rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 53.3% 83rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 92.7% 180th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 9.4% 85th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 7.9% 84th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 17.08 million 2024 up 11.3% 47th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 11.53 million 2024 up 12.2% 54th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 60.0% 2024 unchanged 19th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 28.60 million 2024 up 11.6% 48th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 41.3% 2024 up 14.5% 202nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.8% 2024 up 2.6% 203rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9443 GPIA 2024 up 11.7% 191st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 up 4,076.5% 112th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2021 up 35.9% 28th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 113.74 million 2024 up 26.2% 109th
Population of compulsory school age, female 56.00 million 2024 up 26.1% 109th