Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 69.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 69.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 84.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2014.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 147th out of 188 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6% | — |
| 2001 | 82.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 70.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 64.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.5% | 69.4% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 69.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 147th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release