Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted was 0.9116 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9116 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9116 GPIA, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 146th out of 164 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9978 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9698 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9579 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9252 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9116 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9972 GPIA | 0.9623 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9316 GPIA | 0.9116 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9116 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9116 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 146th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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