Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male was 77.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
77.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
117th
of 157 groups
All-time high
77.6%
in 2019
All-time low
75.0%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 77.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 117th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.7% | — |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 77.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 117th out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release