Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 57.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 57.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 76.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2011.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd of 184 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.8% | — |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 57.7% | 76.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 49.9% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 57.0% | 57.2% | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 57.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2011.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 184 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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