Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 61.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 61.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 82.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 153rd of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82.9% | — |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 67.0% | 82.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 61.4% | 68.5% | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 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)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 61.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 153rd out of 157 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release