Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 56.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 56.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 56.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2017.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 152nd of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 46.4% | — |
| 2012 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.1% | 44.2% | 51.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.2% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 56.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2017.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 152nd out of 162 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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