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 57.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 57.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 68.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2006.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 119th out of 162 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.5% | — |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 30.0% | 47.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 44.7% | 61.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 57.0% | 68.1% | 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 57.0% 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 68.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 119th 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 up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release