Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 55.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 55.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 55.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2017.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 155th of 166 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45.7% | — |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.4% | 40.1% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 55.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2017.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 155th out of 166 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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