Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both was 63.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
63.7%
Change on year
down 10.6%
Rank
101st
of 124 groups
All-time high
77.1%
in 2014
All-time low
63.7%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 63.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 101st out of 124 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.7% | — |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -10.6% |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 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 upper secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 63.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2019.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 101st out of 124 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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