Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male was 66.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 66.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 98th out of 123 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.4% | — |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -11.4% |
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, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 66.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 98th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release