Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 55.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central is 55.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 78.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2022.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 162nd 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 74.5% | — |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.3% | 64.8% | 78.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.6% | 59.8% | 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, female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 162nd out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release