Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 69.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 69.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 84.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2014.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 148th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6% | — |
| 2001 | 82.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 70.2% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 64.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 68.4% | 69.3% | 3 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 69.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2014.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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