Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.9% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2006–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 59.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2011.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 18th out of 21 groups with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.9% | — |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 59.5% | 72.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 59.9% | 65.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 59.9% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2009.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 21 groups with data for 2011.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.