Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 64.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 64.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 86.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2020.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 167th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.3% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 78.2% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 64.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2020.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 167th out of 181 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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