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 60.1% 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 60.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 84.1% 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 69.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2013.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 124th of 162 groups on this measure, 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 | 69.8% | — |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +85.9% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | -4.0% |
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 | +85.9% | 29.5% | 54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 42.7% | 62.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 29.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 60.1% | 62.6% | 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 60.1% 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 69.8% 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 29.5% 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 124th out of 162 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 84.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release