Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 32.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.3%
in 2024
All-time low
18.3%
in 1982
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 32.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1982.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.3% | — |
| 1972 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 19.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 18.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.7% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.0% | 32.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 197 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% compare
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
- 200 Somalia 13.5% compare
- 201 Mali 13.3% compare
- 202 Benin 12.2% compare
- 203 Congo 11.8% compare
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 secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 32.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1982.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release