Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 73.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 73.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 83.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2023.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 118th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.7% | — |
| 1999 | 75.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 75.6% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 77.0% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 76.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.9% | 76.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 73.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 118th out of 188 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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