Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 58.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 63.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2006.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 138th out of 162 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54.1% | — |
| 2003 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.5% | 54.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 50.8% | 58.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 58.7% | 63.7% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 58.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 138th out of 162 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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