Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 57.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 57.1%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 59.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2000.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 146th of 166 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.6% | — |
| 2000 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 41.3% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.8% | 59.9% | 9 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 57.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2000.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 146th out of 166 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release