Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 79.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 79.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 87.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2023.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 130th of 186 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.1% | — |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.1% | 80.1% | 87.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 79.5% | 85.6% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 79.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 130th out of 186 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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.
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February 2026 Data Release