Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 78.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
78.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
116th
of 157 groups
All-time high
78.9%
in 2018
All-time low
75.1%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 78.0%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 116th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.1% | — |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -1.1% |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 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 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 78.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 116th out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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