Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 66.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 66.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 93.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 150th out of 157 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 93.4% | — |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.4% | 70.1% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 66.7% | 73.3% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 66.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 150th out of 157 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release