Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 56.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
56.4%
Change on year
down 9.0%
Rank
106th
of 123 groups
All-time high
80.4%
in 2014
All-time low
56.4%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 56.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 106th of 123 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.9% | — |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -9.0% |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 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 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 56.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2019.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 106th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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