Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9224 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 0.9224 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9106 GPIA, in 2015.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 174th out of 181 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9766 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9458 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9106 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9114 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9236 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9208 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9224 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.9106 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 1 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.9224 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9106 GPIA in 2015.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 174th out of 181 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release