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 74.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 74.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 100.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 76.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2002.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 44th of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.6% | — |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +58.4% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 18.6% | 53.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 43.6% | 76.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.67 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 74.7% 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 76.7% in 2017.
- 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 18.6% in 2002.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 44th 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 up 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release