Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 72.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 72.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 85.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2022.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 135th out of 157 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.8% | — |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.8% | 76.7% | 85.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 72.9% | 81.1% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 72.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2022.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 135th out of 157 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release