Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 58.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
58.5%
Change on year
down 8.5%
Rank
104th
of 123 groups
All-time high
81.4%
in 2014
All-time low
58.5%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 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, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 58.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 104th of 123 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.0% | — |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | -8.5% |
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, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 58.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 104th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release