Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 65.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 65.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 78.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2022.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 163rd of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 78.0% | — |
| 2013 | 72.8% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.8% | 71.2% | 78.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 65.8% | 68.3% | 3 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 65.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 163rd out of 183 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release