Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 57.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 57.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 79.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 151st 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76.5% | — |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.2% | 69.1% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 57.6% | 79.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 57.6% 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 151st out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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