Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 61.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 61.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 64.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2013.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 157th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 54.4% | — |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.5% | 51.2% | 64.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 57.0% | 63.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 61.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 157th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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