Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 62.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 62.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 81.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2016.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 181st out of 188 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.2% | — |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 76.0% | 81.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 62.1% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 848,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 62.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2016.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 181st out of 188 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release