Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 62.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 62.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 75.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 102nd out of 151 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 67.7% | — |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.1% | 62.7% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 62.6% | 75.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 62.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 102nd out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release