Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9683 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 0.9683 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9642 GPIA, in 2021.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 131st of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9838 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9928 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9859 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9642 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9642 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9683 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9642 GPIA in 2021.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 131st out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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