Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 1.01 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
75th
of 157 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9678 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 1.01 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 75th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9678 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9898 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.6% |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 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 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 1.01 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9678 GPIA in 2013.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 75th out of 157 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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