Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 58.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 64.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2006.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 144th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.6% | — |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 45.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 49.5% | 58.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 58.4% | 64.5% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 58.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 144th out of 166 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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