Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male was 65.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
65.3%
Change on year
down 11.8%
Rank
108th
of 123 groups
All-time high
75.7%
in 2016
All-time low
65.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 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, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 65.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 108th out of 123 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 69.9% | — |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -11.8% |
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, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 65.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2019.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 108th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release