Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 75.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 75.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 84.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2024.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 156th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81.6% | — |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.7% | 84.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 75.1% | 83.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 75.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 156th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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