Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted was 0.8132 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.8132 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8132 GPIA, in 2022.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 158th 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9785 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9569 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9647 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9871 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.964 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9109 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8944 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8726 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8386 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8132 GPIA | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.8944 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8415 GPIA | 0.8132 GPIA | 0.8726 GPIA | 3 |
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 proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.8132 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8132 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 158th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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