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 1.24 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 1.24 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7812 GPIA, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 23rd out of 162 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
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 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7812 GPIA in 2000.
- 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 23rd 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 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release