Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 0.8818 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 0.8818 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8818 GPIA, in 2022.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 153rd out of 157 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9954 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9329 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9778 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9854 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9014 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8878 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8818 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9329 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8903 GPIA | 0.8818 GPIA | 0.9014 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 0.8818 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8818 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 153rd out of 157 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release