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 39.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 39.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 78.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 151st out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 78.9% | — |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +130.4% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 38.2% | 78.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 23.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 39.8% | 60.6% | 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 39.8% 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 78.9% in 2000.
- 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 23.7% 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 151st 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 down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release