Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male was 65.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
65.5%
Change on year
down 11.7%
Rank
106th
of 123 groups
All-time high
75.9%
in 2016
All-time low
65.5%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 65.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 106th out of 123 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.0% | — |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -11.7% |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 65.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 106th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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