Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 66.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 66.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 82.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2020.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 175th out of 188 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.8% | — |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 77.0% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.3% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.61 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 66.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 175th out of 188 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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