Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate was 3.42 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 3.42 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 35.94 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -13.11 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 18.85 % change on previous year | +205.8% |
| 1973 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1974 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1975 | 5.21 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1976 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 22.23 % change on previous year | +343.8% |
| 1978 | 35.94 % change on previous year | +61.7% |
| 1979 | 18.12 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1980 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1981 | 14.58 % change on previous year | +102.7% |
| 1982 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 9.24 % change on previous year | +90.1% |
| 1984 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5002 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1986 | -6.24 % change on previous year | -1346.7% |
| 1987 | -8.71 % change on previous year | +39.6% |
| 1988 | 10.67 % change on previous year | -222.5% |
| 1989 | 15.41 % change on previous year | +44.5% |
| 1990 | -6.04 % change on previous year | -139.2% |
| 1991 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 1992 | 10.84 % change on previous year | +117.4% |
| 1993 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1995 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1996 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -300.3% |
| 1997 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +88.3% |
| 2000 | 3.68 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 7.41 % change on previous year | +101.3% |
| 2002 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 13.38 % change on previous year | +151.7% |
| 2004 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3244 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4353 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 2007 | -13.11 % change on previous year | +2911.4% |
| 2008 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2009 | 9.87 % change on previous year | +484.2% |
| 2010 | 10.62 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 21.23 % change on previous year | +99.9% |
| 2012 | -8.28 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 2013 | 35.65 % change on previous year | -530.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8729 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1975 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2016 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +2183.0% |
| 2017 | 5.99 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1052 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 2020 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +1774.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +118.3% |
| 2022 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2911.4% | -0.4353 % change on previous year | -13.11 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +2183.0% | 0.1975 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +1774.3% | 0.1052 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -1346.7% | 0.5002 % change on previous year | -6.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.47 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 35.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.26 % change on previous year | -8.71 % change on previous year | 15.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -6.04 % change on previous year | 10.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 % change on previous year | -13.11 % change on previous year | 13.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 % change on previous year | -8.28 % change on previous year | 35.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 33 Luxembourg 7.75 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Monaco 7.53 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Haiti 7.32 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.22 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Guinea 6.98 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Tajikistan 6.69 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Qatar 6.68 % change on previous year compare
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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 3.42 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.94 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.11 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.