Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 0.6729 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 0.6729 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6729 GPIA, in 2022.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 119th out of 123 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 upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9459 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.964 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8751 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8112 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7628 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.701 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7077 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6729 GPIA | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9687 GPIA | 0.7628 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6939 GPIA | 0.6729 GPIA | 0.7077 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.6729 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6729 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 119th out of 123 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release