Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 59.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 65.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2013.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 134th out of 166 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.3% | — |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 46.7% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 42.0% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 59.3% | 65.2% | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 59.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 134th out of 166 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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