Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 20.3% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 26.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2010.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 210th 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12.2% | — |
| 1986 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +68.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -16.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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 | +68.0% | 10.6% | 17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 16.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 11.8% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 10.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.9% | 24.4% | 4 |
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 tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 20.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release