Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 0.7114 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 0.7114 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7114 GPIA, in 2024.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 157th of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9896 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9618 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9692 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9123 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8555 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.806 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.735 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7727 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7114 GPIA | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7761 GPIA | 0.7114 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.7114 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7114 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 157th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release