Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 37.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
37.7%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
37.7%
in 2023
All-time low
19.6%
in 1982
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 37.7% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 37.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1982.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.0% | — |
| 1971 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 21.6% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 19.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 19.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 25.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 22.8% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 30.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 36.6% | 37.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 173 Afghanistan 35.5% compare
- 174 Angola 34.4% compare
- 175 Rwanda 34.3% compare
- 176 Falkland Islands 33.3% compare
- 177 Tanzania 33.0% compare
- 178 Japan 32.7% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 37.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1982.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release