Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both was 45.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 45.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 86.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 122nd out of 124 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.3% | — |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | -35.5% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.6% | 61.7% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 45.4% | 74.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 45.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 122nd out of 124 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release