Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 68.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 68.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 85.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2014.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 156th of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.3% | — |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 71.0% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 64.9% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.9% | 68.8% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 68.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2014.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 156th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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