Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 70.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 70.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 87.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Africa 133rd out of 188 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 87.0% | — |
| 2003 | 84.1% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 77.2% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.9% | 73.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 130 Tuvalu 57.9% compare
- 131 Antigua and Barbuda 52.8% compare
- 132 Marshall Islands 50.6% compare
- 133 Syria 38.3% compare
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 37.2% compare
- 135 Chad 29.4% compare
- 136 Sao Tome and Principe 27.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa was 70.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 133rd out of 188 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release