Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 71.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 80.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2011.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 132nd of 181 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.8% | — |
| 2002 | 79.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 67.6% | 80.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 64.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.0% | 71.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 129 Madagascar 11.2% compare
- 130 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 71.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 132nd out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release