Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: 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.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 80.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2023.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 91st out of 151 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.8% | — |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +6.2% |
| 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 | 71.7% | 67.5% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 67.1% | 80.3% | 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, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2023.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 91st out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release