Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted was 0.7872 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 0.7872 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7872 GPIA, in 2022.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 159th of 164 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9922 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9917 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9501 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8831 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.811 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8082 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7872 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.8831 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8021 GPIA | 0.7872 GPIA | 0.811 GPIA | 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 proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 0.7872 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7872 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 159th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release