Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 0.9573 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9573 GPIA, in 2024.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 143rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9916 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.971 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9648 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9573 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.979 GPIA | 0.9573 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 143rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release