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 45.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
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
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 45.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and up 70.6% 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 80.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2013.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 143rd of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.5% | — |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +138.0% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -22.0% |
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 | +138.0% | 23.0% | 54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 37.7% | 80.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 23.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 45.5% | 59.0% | 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 45.5% 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 80.2% in 2000.
- 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 23.0% 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 143rd 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 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release