Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.878 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.878 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
180th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.8776 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
25
1998–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 0.878 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
The figure is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8776 GPIA, in 2022.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 180th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9948 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9625 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8999 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8845 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9037 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9002 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8922 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8852 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.879 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8776 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.878 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.8845 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 GPIA | 0.8776 GPIA | 0.8852 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.878 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8776 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 180th out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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