Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 80.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 80.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 91.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2023.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 124th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.9% | — |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.9% | 91.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.4% | 86.2% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 80.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 124th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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