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 1.04 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 1.04 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8845 GPIA, in 2016.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 107th of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.19 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.35 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.36 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.42 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.31 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9592 GPIA | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9279 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8845 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9853 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9613 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9439 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8845 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9806 GPIA | 0.9439 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.14 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 1.04 GPIA 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 1.42 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8845 GPIA in 2016.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 107th 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 down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release