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 68.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 68.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 78.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2007.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 150th out of 181 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78.5% | — |
| 2003 | 69.8% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 50.5% | 78.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 57.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 68.7% | 75.0% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 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 68.7% 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 78.5% 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 50.5% 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 150th 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 up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release