Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9263 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 0.9263 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9263 GPIA, in 2022.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 168th of 181 groups on this measure, 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9726 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9704 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9679 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9396 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9263 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9495 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.939 GPIA | 0.9263 GPIA | 0.9509 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.9263 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9263 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 168th out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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