Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 74.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 74.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 83.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2024.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81.1% | — |
| 2013 | 76.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 76.3% | 83.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 74.6% | 83.3% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 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 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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