Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 74.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 74.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 85.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2024.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 162nd out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.1% | — |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.0% | 78.1% | 85.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 74.1% | 82.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 74.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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