Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 63.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 63.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 75.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2022.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 138th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.6% | — |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.5% | 54.0% | 75.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 40.3% | 63.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 63.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2022.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 138th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release