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 0.8601 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 0.8601 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8601 GPIA, in 2022.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 171st 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 ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9592 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.923 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.948 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9267 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9745 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8865 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8808 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8601 GPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.923 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9267 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8758 GPIA | 0.8601 GPIA | 0.8865 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
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 0.8601 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 2014.
- 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 0.8601 GPIA in 2022.
- 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 175 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 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release