Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 54.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 54.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 56.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2006.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 157th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.7% | — |
| 2000 | 49.8% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 48.1% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 51.8% | 56.3% | 7 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 54.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2006.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 157th out of 166 groups with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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