Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 49.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 49.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 95.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2022.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 114th of 123 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 upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 67.0% | — |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.4% | 54.4% | 95.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.6% | 51.2% | 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 upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 49.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 114th out of 123 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release