Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male was 73.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 73.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 86.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2019.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 84th of 123 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77.6% | — |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | -12.7% |
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 upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 73.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 84th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release