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 46.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 46.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 61.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2014.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 182nd out of 184 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 61.9% | — |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.5% | 56.3% | 61.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 41.2% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.4% | 46.8% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
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 46.8% in 2021, 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 61.9% in 2007.
- 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 41.2% 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 182nd out of 184 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 4.4%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release