Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.7178 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 0.7178 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 1.64 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6718 GPIA, in 2016.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 162nd of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.64 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.5 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.43 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.41 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.48 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.52 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.39 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.973 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8374 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6993 GPIA | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6718 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7376 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7178 GPIA | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.64 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9016 GPIA | 0.6718 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.7178 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6718 GPIA in 2016.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 162nd out of 162 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release