Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 59.0%, measured 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 72.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2015.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 120th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.7% | — |
| 2007 | 64.6% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 63.7% | 72.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 55.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 59.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2015.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 120th out of 140 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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