Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 0.9741 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 0.9741 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9715 GPIA, in 2022.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 126th out of 181 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9808 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9767 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9943 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9715 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9715 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.9741 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- 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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9715 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 126th out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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