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 50.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 50.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 73.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2010.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 114th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.0% | — |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +105.7% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 26.1% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 22.3% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 51.2% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8839 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.36 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 50.0% in 2022, 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 73.6% in 2014.
- 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 22.3% in 2010.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 114th out of 121 groups with data for 2022.
- 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 5.8%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release