Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 0.8624 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.8624 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
108th
of 123 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8372 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.8624 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in 2019.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 108th of 123 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9654 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9553 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9024 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8372 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8624 GPIA | +3.0% |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.8624 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8372 GPIA in 2018.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 108th out of 123 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release