Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 80.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 92.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2024.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 122nd of 183 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, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 92.0% | — |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.9% | 92.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 80.0% | 88.3% | 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, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 80.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 122nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release