Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 66.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 66.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 89.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2014.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 151st out of 181 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.8% | — |
| 2002 | 86.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 73.9% | 89.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 64.7% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 66.7% | 66.8% | 3 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 66.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2014.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 151st out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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