Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 64.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 64.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 74.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 133rd out of 159 groups with data for 2023, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 74.6% | — |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.7% | 71.3% | 74.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 64.8% | 73.9% | 4 |
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 64.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 133rd out of 159 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release