Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 66.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 66.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 79.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2021.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 124th 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.1% | — |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.1% | 79.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 61.4% | 66.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 66.6% 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 124th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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