Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9656 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9656 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9554 GPIA, in 2020.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 135th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9906 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9701 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9554 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9856 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9659 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9611 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9656 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9701 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 5 |
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 primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9656 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9554 GPIA in 2020.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 135th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release