Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 74.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 85.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 156th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 156th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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