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 59.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 59.9%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 82.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2016.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 177th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 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 | 82.6% | — |
| 2003 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.5% | 76.8% | 82.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 58.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 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 59.9% in 2020, 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 82.6% in 2002.
- 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 58.7% in 2016.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 177th out of 181 groups with data for 2020.
- 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 down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release