Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.9928 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9928 GPIA, in 2022.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 98th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9928 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8839 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 98th out of 140 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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