Share of children out of school in Western Africa in 2020 — 17.52%. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 27.49 pp.
1999–2020 · % of primary school-age children
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17.52 | — |
| 2017 | 22.33 | +0.35 pp |
| 2016 | 21.98 | −7.24 pp |
| 2015 | 29.23 | +3.89 pp |
| 2014 | 25.34 | — |
| 2012 | 25.77 | +0.52 pp |
| 2011 | 25.25 | −11.2 pp |
| 2010 | 36.46 | +0.15 pp |
| 2009 | 36.31 | +0.25 pp |
| 2008 | 36.06 | +2.14 pp |
| 2007 | 33.92 | −1.95 pp |
| 2006 | 35.87 | −1.06 pp |
| 2005 | 36.93 | −1.44 pp |
| 2004 | 38.37 | −6.26 pp |
| 2003 | 44.64 | — |
| 2000 | 41.59 | −3.42 pp |
| 1999 | 45.01 | — |
The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.