Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 75.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 75.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 84.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 73rd out of 151 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.1% | — |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.0% | 67.5% | 77.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 75.3% | 84.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 70 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41.9% compare
- 71 Madagascar 26.3% compare
- 72 Liberia 14.0% compare
- 73 Belize 10.0% compare
- 74 Belarus 9.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 75.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 73rd out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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