Percentage of teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education who are female was 37.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 37.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 37.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2005.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 161st out of 211 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.7% | — |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +40.3% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.0% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 17.7% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 25.1% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.4% | 37.9% | 3 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 37.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2005.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 161st out of 211 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper 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 39.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release