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 56.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 56.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 83.2% 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 69.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 149th out of 166 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.1% | — |
| 2000 | 66.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 46.3% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +99.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | -8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +99.2% | 27.5% | 54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 42.3% | 66.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 27.5% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 56.5% | 61.7% | 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 56.5% 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 69.1% in 1999.
- 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 27.5% 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 149th out of 166 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 up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release