Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 59.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 73.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2015.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 115th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.2% | — |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 64.2% | 73.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 56.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 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 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2015.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 115th out of 140 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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