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 0.9341 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 0.9341 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9143 GPIA, in 2020.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 159th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.973 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9912 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9904 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9866 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9461 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9143 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9392 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9341 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9461 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9292 GPIA | 0.9143 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.9341 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 1.2 GPIA in 2005.
- 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 0.9143 GPIA in 2020.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 159th out of 181 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 down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release