Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 56.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 56.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 70.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2013.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 121st of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.1% | — |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 40.5% | 53.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 40.5% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 56.2% | 70.4% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 56.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 121st out of 162 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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