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 53.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 53.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% 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 87.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2011.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 168th of 175 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 87.9% | — |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +47.0% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 49.9% | 87.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 43.4% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 53.2% | 57.1% | 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 53.2% 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 87.9% in 2003.
- 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 43.4% in 2011.
- 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 168th out of 175 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 16.7%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release