Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 66.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 66.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 94.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 169th out of 183 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, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 94.4% | — |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.8% | 67.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 63.9% | 72.0% | 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, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 169th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release