Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male was 68.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 68.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 76.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2022.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 142nd out of 164 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.4% | — |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 72.5% | 76.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 68.9% | 71.1% | 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, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 68.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2022.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 142nd out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release