Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 70.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 70.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 92.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2013.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 126th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92.9% | — |
| 2003 | 90.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5% | 81.8% | 92.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 69.3% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.1% | 72.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 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
- 129 Maldives 21.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 70.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 126th out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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