Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 66.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 76.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2022.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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, 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
- 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?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2022.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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 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