Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 77.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
77.9%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
121st
of 157 groups
All-time high
78.8%
in 2018
All-time low
75.0%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 77.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2019.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 121st of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.0% | — |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 77.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 121st out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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