Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 0.8843 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.8843 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
99th
of 123 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.856 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 0.8843 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in 2019.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 99th out of 123 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9778 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9684 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9196 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.856 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8843 GPIA | +3.3% |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 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 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.8843 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.856 GPIA in 2018.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 99th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release