Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 74.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 74.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 85.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2024.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th of 186 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.0% | — |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.1% | 78.4% | 85.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 74.2% | 82.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 74.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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