Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 69.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 69.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 82.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 171st out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82.4% | — |
| 2011 | 76.3% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 68.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 68.1% | 77.2% | 5 |
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 primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 69.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 171st out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release