Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 56.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 56.3% 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 5.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 80.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 157th out of 164 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77.0% | — |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.4% | 66.8% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 56.3% | 60.5% | 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, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 56.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 157th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release