Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 67.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 67.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 80.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2023.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 90th of 151 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.7% | — |
| 2014 | 67.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.6% | 67.3% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 67.1% | 80.3% | 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 67.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 90th out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release