Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 80.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 80.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 92.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2024.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 118th of 186 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 90.6% | — |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 90.6% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 80.6% | 88.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 118th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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