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 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 67.0%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 78.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2007.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 157th out of 181 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78.6% | — |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 53.1% | 78.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 59.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 67.0% | 74.4% | 4 |
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 67.0% in 2023, 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 78.6% in 2002.
- 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 53.1% in 2007.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 157th out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- 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 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release