Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 53.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 53.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2017.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 63.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2006.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 128th out of 162 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34.7% | — |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 25.5% | 52.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 44.5% | 63.2% | 7 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 53.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2006.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 128th out of 162 groups with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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