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

Latest (2022)
0.9263 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
168th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.9263 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2002–2022

00.250.50.7512002201220222002: 1.1 GPIA2003: 1.1 GPIA2004: 1.1 GPIA2005: 1.1 GPIA2006: 1.1 GPIA2007: 1.1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 0.973 GPIA2016: 0.97 GPIA2017: 0.968 GPIA2018: 0.97 GPIA2019: 0.949 GPIA2020: 0.94 GPIA2021: 0.951 GPIA2022: 0.926 GPIA

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

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2002 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
307 places, 4,955 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release