Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 873,576 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 873,576 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 873,576 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,901, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42,901 | — |
| 1971 | 45,546 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 54,130 | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 57,581 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 59,494 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 62,596 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 65,732 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 80,347 | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 109,227 | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 129,022 | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 138,303 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 158,471 | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 166,169 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 181,515 | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 190,712 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 191,666 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 179,713 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 164,067 | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 181,570 | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 209,557 | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 196,895 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 206,713 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 229,119 | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 249,166 | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 260,644 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 257,972 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 263,268 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 267,650 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 271,638 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 279,258 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 289,546 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 311,014 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 327,550 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 371,381 | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 405,060 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 406,374 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 404,605 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 351,565 | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 357,502 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 392,774 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 434,501 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 526,765 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 483,173 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 655,420 | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 661,141 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 662,447 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 692,322 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 733,777 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 765,280 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 766,085 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 781,189 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 814,816 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 844,712 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 873,576 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70,657 | 42,901 | 129,022 | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,174 | 138,303 | 209,557 | 10 |
| 1990s | 248,232 | 196,895 | 279,258 | 10 |
| 2000s | 361,737 | 289,546 | 406,374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 638,091 | 434,501 | 766,085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 828,573 | 781,189 | 873,576 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 873,576 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 873,576 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,901 in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.