Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 34.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 34.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 34.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 192nd out of 213 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.8% | — |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 25.5% | 28.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 34.2% | 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 34.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 192nd out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release