Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 71.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 79.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2014.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 137th out of 181 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79.6% | — |
| 2003 | 75.1% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.0% | 68.1% | 79.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 64.9% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.7% | 71.4% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 71.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2014.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 137th out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: 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