Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 59.9%.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 64.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2013.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 129th of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.5% | — |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.2% | 55.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 44.2% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 59.9% | 64.8% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 59.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 129th out of 162 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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