Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted was 0.9589 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa is 0.9589 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9589 GPIA, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Africa 127th out of 164 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9589 GPIA | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 1.06 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 secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Africa was 0.9589 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9589 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 127th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release