Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 56.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 56.1%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 57.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2002.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 152nd of 166 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.3% | — |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 48.1% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.8% | 57.4% | 7 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 56.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 152nd out of 166 groups with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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