Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Western Africa

Primary school enrollment in Western Africa in 2017 — 77.4%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 20.8 pp.

2017 77.4% +1 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 77.4%2017
Period minimum 56.6%1999

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Western Africa, 1999–20175060708019992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 56.6%2000: 59.7%2003: 57.1%2004: 63.5%2005: 64.3%2006: 64.7%2007: 67.3%2008: 65%2009: 64.7%2010: 65.2%2011: 70.9%2012: 73.3%2013: 71.4%2014: 73.5%2016: 76.4%2017: 77.4%
Change over the period: +20.8 pp Annual average: 1.16 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa

Western Africa 77.4%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 77.4 +1 pp
2016 76.4
2014 73.5 +2.1 pp
2013 71.4 −1.9 pp
2012 73.3 +2.4 pp
2011 70.9 +5.7 pp
2010 65.2 +0.5 pp
2009 64.7 −0.3 pp
2008 65 −2.3 pp
2007 67.3 +2.6 pp
2006 64.7 +0.4 pp
2005 64.3 +0.7 pp
2004 63.5 +6.4 pp
2003 57.1
2000 59.7 +3.1 pp
1999 56.6

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.