Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 68.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 68.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 80.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2023.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 117th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.8% | — |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.8% | 80.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 68.4% | 80.0% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 68.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2023.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 117th out of 159 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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