Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 65.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 65.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 96.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 166th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96.1% | — |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6% | 70.3% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.1% | 68.6% | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 65.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 166th out of 183 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release