Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 59.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 79.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2011.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 150th out of 184 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.6% | — |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 62.5% | 79.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 54.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 59.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2011.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 150th out of 184 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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