Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 62.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central is 62.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 92.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2023.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 176th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92.8% | — |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.8% | 62.2% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 60.4% | 67.9% | 5 |
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 primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 62.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2023.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 176th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release