Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 79.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 86.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1998.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 71st of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.1% | — |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 72.1% | 74.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 72.5% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 72.8% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.9% | 82.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 79.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 71st out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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