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 1.03 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.856 GPIA, in 2016.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 113th out of 162 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.23 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.41 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8976 GPIA | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.856 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9858 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9731 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9517 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9354 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.975 GPIA | 0.856 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9719 GPIA | 0.9354 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
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 1.03 GPIA 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 1.41 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.856 GPIA in 2016.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 113th 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 down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release