Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 58.1%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 72.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 127th out of 140 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.4% | — |
| 2006 | 69.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 54.9% | 72.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 53.4% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.1% | 63.1% | 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 58.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 127th out of 140 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release