Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9507 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 0.9507 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9062 GPIA, in 2020.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 154th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9954 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9846 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9764 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9405 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9062 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9485 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9507 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9351 GPIA | 0.9062 GPIA | 0.9507 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.9507 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9062 GPIA in 2020.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 154th out of 183 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release