Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.987 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 0.987 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.987 GPIA, in 2022.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 102nd out of 140 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.19 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.995 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.987 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.987 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.987 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 102nd out of 140 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release