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 57.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 57.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 68.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2006.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 115th 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 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.2% | — |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +56.4% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 30.4% | 48.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 35.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 57.5% | 68.4% | 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 57.5% 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 68.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2006.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 115th 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 up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release