Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 59.7%, measured in 2022.
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 64.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2013.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 132nd 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.5% | — |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +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% | 52.1% | 55.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 44.1% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 59.7% | 64.6% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2013.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 132nd out of 162 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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