Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 74.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 74.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 81.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 132nd out of 157 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 81.8% | — |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -6.8% |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 74.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 132nd out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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