Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9258 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9258 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9258 GPIA, in 2022.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 172nd out of 181 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 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 | 0.9719 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9676 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9698 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9491 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9393 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9504 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9258 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9491 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9385 GPIA | 0.9258 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9258 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9258 GPIA in 2022.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 172nd out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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