Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.1 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 1.1 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 16th out of 140 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.16 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 1.1 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 16th out of 140 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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