ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
70.1%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
31.8%
in 2017
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
126th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
127th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
406080100200220122023

How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 70.1% against 31.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 38.3%.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 2.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 126th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 127th of 181 groups.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 83.4% 49.4% 34.0% ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 70.4% 34.3% 36.1% ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Sao Tome and Principe?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 70.1% against 31.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sao Tome and Principe?
38.3%, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 126th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 127th of 181 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
312 places, 5,126 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release