Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.24 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 1.24 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7812 GPIA, in 2000.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 23rd of 162 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7812 GPIA | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8048 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8688 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9279 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9715 GPIA | 0.7812 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 1.24 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7812 GPIA in 2000.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 23rd out of 162 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release