Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 59.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 59.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 96.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2011.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 123rd of 143 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.6% | — |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +55.3% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +55.3% | 32.8% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 42.2% | 96.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 32.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.7% | 60.1% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- 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)
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 59.7% 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 96.6% in 2005.
- 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 32.8% in 2011.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 123rd out of 143 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 17.1%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release