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 61.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 61.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 72.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2013.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 122nd out of 162 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.9% | — |
| 2000 | 66.3% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +67.1% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 45.0% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 33.7% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.9% | 64.0% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 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 61.9% 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 72.9% in 1999.
- 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 33.7% in 2013.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 122nd out of 162 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 up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release