Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 55.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 55.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 79.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 159th of 164 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.0% | — |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.1% | 65.1% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.6% | 59.8% | 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, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 55.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 159th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release