Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 66.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 66.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 76.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2022.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 153rd out of 183 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.6% | — |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.8% | 71.6% | 76.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.8% | 69.3% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 66.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2022.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 153rd out of 183 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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