Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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 tertiary education who are female was 21.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 21.0%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 28.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2010.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13.0% | — |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 14.6% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +80.6% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +80.6% | 11.5% | 20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 17.9% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 13.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 11.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.3% | 4 |
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 tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 21.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release