Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 78.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
78.2%
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
126th
of 157 groups
All-time high
81.3%
in 2018
All-time low
73.1%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: 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, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 78.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 126th out of 157 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.1% | — |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | -3.8% |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 78.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 126th out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release