Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 65.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 65.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 71.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2014.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 126th of 151 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 61.5% | — |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.1% | 61.5% | 71.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 65.2% | 70.2% | 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 pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 65.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 126th out of 151 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release