Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 75.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 75.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 84.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 161st out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81.6% | — |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.8% | 84.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.0% | 83.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 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 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 75.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 161st out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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