Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 56.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 56.9%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 64.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2011.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 106th out of 121 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61.3% | — |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 37.7% | 61.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 29.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 56.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 106th out of 121 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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