Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 73.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 73.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 98.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 136th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.8% | — |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 73.2% | 98.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 136th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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