Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 66.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 66.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 87.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2014.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 159th out of 181 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 87.5% | — |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 74.9% | 87.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 65.1% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.1% | 66.4% | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 66.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2014.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release