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 0.9341 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 0.9341 GPIA, measured 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9143 GPIA, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 159th out of 181 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 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 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 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9143 GPIA in 2020.
- 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 159th out of 181 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 down 13.0%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release