Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 58.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 64.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2013.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 137th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.5% | — |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 45.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 40.7% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.5% | 64.6% | 3 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 58.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2013.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 137th out of 166 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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