Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 60.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central is 60.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 68.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2022.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 142nd of 151 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64.8% | — |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.8% | 68.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 60.3% | 66.1% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 60.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 142nd out of 151 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release