Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 56.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 56.1%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 108th out of 123 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.9% | — |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -8.7% |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 56.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 108th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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