Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 58.9% 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 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 64.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2013.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 137th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54.0% | — |
| 2003 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.4% | 54.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 42.5% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 58.9% | 64.0% | 3 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 58.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2013.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 137th out of 162 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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