Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 53.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 53.6%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 63.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2015.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 154th of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 51.2% | — |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 51.2% | 63.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 49.5% | 60.7% | 9 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 53.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2015.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 154th out of 162 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release