Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9758 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9758 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.964 GPIA, in 2020.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 123rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9786 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.964 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9942 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9755 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9762 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9758 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.964 GPIA in 2020.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 123rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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