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 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 59.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 69.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 136th out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +61.7% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 43.1% | 67.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 33.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 59.2% | 69.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
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 59.2% in 2024, 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 69.0% in 2021.
- 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 33.0% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 136th out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- 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 up 11.0%. 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release