Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9259 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.9259 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9259 GPIA, in 2022.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 170th 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 WB: 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 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9721 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9677 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9491 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9394 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9504 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9259 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 | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.9259 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 3 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9259 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9259 GPIA in 2022.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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