Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 64.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 74.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2023.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 134th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 74.7% | — |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -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% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.7% | 71.2% | 74.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 64.8% | 73.9% | 4 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2023.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 134th out of 159 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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