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 0.7196 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) recorded 0.7196 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% 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 1.2 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5302 GPIA, in 2010.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 119th of 121 groups on this measure, 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9457 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8373 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.666 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5978 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5302 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.631 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9899 GPIA | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9304 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8702 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8156 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7469 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7498 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7196 GPIA | -4.0% |
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 | +56.9% | 0.631 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.5978 GPIA | 0.9457 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9131 GPIA | 0.5302 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7388 GPIA | 0.7196 GPIA | 0.7498 GPIA | 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 0.7196 GPIA 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 1.2 GPIA in 2014.
- 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 0.5302 GPIA 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 119th 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 27.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release