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 48.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 48.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% 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 75.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 116th out of 121 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.8% | — |
| 2007 | 54.9% | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -37.2% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +114.0% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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 | +114.0% | 23.7% | 50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 28.6% | 75.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 23.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.1% | 49.7% | 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 48.1% 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 75.8% in 2006.
- 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 23.6% in 2010.
- 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 116th out of 121 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 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release