Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9299 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9299 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9299 GPIA, in 2022.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 164th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9701 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9528 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9429 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9546 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9299 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9528 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.9299 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9299 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9299 GPIA in 2022.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 164th out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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