Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9304 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9304 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022. 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9304 GPIA, in 2022.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 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 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.971 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9708 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9702 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9433 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9552 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9304 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 | 0.9532 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.943 GPIA | 0.9304 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9304 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9304 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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