Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9757 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.9757 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9641 GPIA, in 2020.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 127th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 | 0.9641 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9942 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9755 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9762 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9757 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9641 GPIA in 2020.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 127th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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