Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 0.9593 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 0.9593 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9229 GPIA, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 138th out of 151 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9997 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9665 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9229 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9537 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9593 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9506 GPIA | 0.9229 GPIA | 0.9665 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.9593 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9229 GPIA in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 138th out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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