Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 64.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 64.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 68.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2013.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 118th out of 166 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59.7% | — |
| 2004 | 57.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 55.1% | 61.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 48.4% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 63.6% | 68.5% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 64.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 118th out of 166 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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