Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 59.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 79.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2011.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 145th 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.6% | — |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 62.6% | 79.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 54.4% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 59.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2011.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 145th out of 184 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release