Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 72.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UIS: 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, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 72.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 88.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2023.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 162nd out of 183 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, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 88.3% | — |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 78.8% | 88.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 72.0% | 79.6% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 72.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2023.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 162nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release