Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 35.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 35.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 35.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2007.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 185th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.6% | — |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 25.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.0% | 35.6% | 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 35.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2007.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 185th out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release