Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 0.9575 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9575 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8796 GPIA, in 2020.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 140th of 151 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9839 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9452 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8796 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9047 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9641 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9575 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9452 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9265 GPIA | 0.8796 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 4 |
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 proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9575 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8796 GPIA in 2020.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 140th out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release