Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 60.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 60.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 74.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2014.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 134th of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 74.4% | — |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.5% | 65.8% | 74.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 57.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 60.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2014.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 134th out of 155 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release