Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 65.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 65.2%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 95.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2022.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 165th 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.5% | — |
| 2011 | 78.2% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 72.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 3 |
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 secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 65.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 165th out of 183 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release