Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.04 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8843 GPIA, in 2016.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 103rd 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.19 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.35 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 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 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9566 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9277 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8843 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9855 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9615 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9441 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 | 0.8843 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9441 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8843 GPIA in 2016.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 103rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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