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 46.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
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
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 46.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 80.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2013.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 142nd 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.2% | — |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +133.2% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 38.5% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 23.8% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 46.0% | 59.3% | 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 46.0% 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 80.0% in 2000.
- 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 23.8% 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 142nd 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 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release