Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 59.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 73.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2015.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 118th out of 140 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.1% | — |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 64.2% | 73.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 55.9% | 63.9% | 10 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5039 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 59.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2015.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 118th out of 140 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release