Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 65.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central is 65.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 94.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2022.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 164th out of 183 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 94.4% | — |
| 2011 | 73.5% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.4% | 69.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 65.5% | 68.4% | 3 |
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 secondary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central was 65.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 164th out of 183 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release