Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted was 0.9012 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9012 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9012 GPIA, in 2022.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 149th out of 164 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9966 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.993 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.964 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9553 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9485 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9151 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9012 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9553 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9216 GPIA | 0.9012 GPIA | 0.9485 GPIA | 3 |
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 secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9012 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9012 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release