Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1 GPIA, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9983 GPIA, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 78th out of 181 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9983 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9983 GPIA in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 78th out of 181 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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