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 66.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 66.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 83.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2007.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 171st out of 188 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83.9% | — |
| 2003 | 74.8% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 53.4% | 83.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 56.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 66.5% | 71.9% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (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 66.5% 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 83.9% in 2002.
- 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 53.4% in 2007.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 171st out of 188 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 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release