Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa stood at 0.9573 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9573 GPIA, in 2024.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 143rd of 183 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 143rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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