Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both was 63.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
63.6%
Change on year
down 10.7%
Rank
105th
of 124 groups
All-time high
77.0%
in 2014
All-time low
63.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 63.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 105th of 124 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.6% | — |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -10.7% |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 63.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2019.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 105th out of 124 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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