Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 81.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 81.1%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 88.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2013.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 118th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.9% | — |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.8% | 76.9% | 88.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 81.1% | 87.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 81.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 118th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release