Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): 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
120th
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 78.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 120th out of 157 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 | 78.0% | -1.1% |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2013.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 120th out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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