Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 70.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 70.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 81.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2013.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 170th out of 186 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.9% | — |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.1% | 60.8% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 70.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 170th out of 186 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release