Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 70.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 70.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 87.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2023.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 125th out of 181 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 81.7% | — |
| 1999 | 76.5% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 76.5% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.5% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 73.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 70.2% | 73.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 122 Tuvalu 58.6% compare
- 123 Djibouti 56.5% compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 54.3% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 49.4% compare
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 40.6% compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
- 128 Micronesia (country) 28.6% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 70.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 125th out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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