Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 59.7%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 64.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2013.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 133rd out of 162 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.5% | — |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.2% | 55.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 44.1% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 59.7% | 64.6% | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 59.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 133rd out of 162 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release