Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 53.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 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, male in WB: Africa Western and Central is 53.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 72.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2022.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 113th of 151 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 61.7% | — |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.2% | 61.7% | 70.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 53.4% | 72.5% | 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, male in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Africa Western and Central was 53.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 113th out of 151 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release