Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male was 66.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
66.2%
Change on year
down 11.4%
Rank
100th
of 123 groups
All-time high
76.3%
in 2016
All-time low
66.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 66.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 100th out of 123 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.4% | — |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -11.4% |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 66.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2019.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 100th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: 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 WB: 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