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 66.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 66.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 80.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2011.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 72nd out of 121 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.2% | — |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 47.9% | 80.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 37.5% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 66.2% | 66.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (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 66.8% 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 80.2% in 2006.
- 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 37.5% 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 72nd out of 121 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 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release