Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 58.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
58.5%
Change on year
down 8.6%
Rank
99th
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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 58.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 99th of 123 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.0% | — |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | -8.6% |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 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 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 99th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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