Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 65.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 65.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 80.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2014.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 159th out of 181 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78.8% | — |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.6% | 80.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.1% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 65.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2014.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 159th out of 181 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release