Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male was 69.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 69.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 82.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2022.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 145th out of 157 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 81.0% | — |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4% | 71.8% | 82.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 69.7% | 75.9% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 69.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2022.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 145th out of 157 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release