Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male was 68.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 68.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 78.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2022.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 147th of 164 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 78.4% | — |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.1% | 72.2% | 78.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.5% | 70.7% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 68.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 147th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release