Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 81.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 81.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 91.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 111th out of 183 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.3% | — |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.0% | 90.1% | 91.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 81.4% | 87.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 108 Vanuatu 46.1% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 38.9% compare
- 110 Liberia 35.5% compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.5% compare
- 112 Madagascar 25.7% compare
- 113 Belize 9.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 81.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 111th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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